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Im kinda curious about the new darksteel card eater of days...

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Question by Justaguyaskingaquestion
Submitted on 4/18/2004
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Im kinda curious about the new darksteel card eater of days and the mirrodin card damping matrix... Damping matrix makes all activated abilities not count and if playing eater of days, I wanted to know if damping matrix wouldn't let it's "when eater of days comes into play you lose you next two turns" ability would be cancelled due to the damping matrix's effect? Also is that ability an activated ability?


Answer by MillMaster
Submitted on 4/20/2004
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No, it is a triggered ability. Triggered abilities wait until something happens, then "trigger" and go on the stack. Activated abilities are those that you have to do something to make work. Like tap something, pay something, sac something.. etc. Activated abilities use the template [cost:effect] like (T: Draw a card) The tapping is to the left of the colon, and so is done on announcement, and to the right of the colon is the effect that happens on resolution.
Triggered abilities are worded like "WHEN something happens" or "Whenever something happens" DO something else. Like WHEN eater comes into play, skip 2 turns.
Sorry but the matrix will not stop triggered abilities, or static abilities. It will also not stop abilities that are used when the creature is just a card out of play.

Try a card like Stifle, that can counter a triggered ability.

 

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