What is an activated ability?

An activated ability is an ability that can be activated by a player by paying a cost. The cost can be almost anything, such as sacrificing a permanent, paying mana, paying life, or tapping the permanent with the ability ( ).

What is an activated or triggered ability?

A triggered ability is an ability that automatically does something when a certain event occurs or a set of conditions is met (the latter is called a state-triggered ability).

Is discarding a card an activated ability?

Triggered abilities (“whenever you discard, effect”) all trigger when you discard a card. An activated ability (“discard a card: effect”) needs you to be discarding the card specifically to pay that cost. You can’t discard the same one card to pay for the cost of more than one activated ability.

Are tap abilities affected by summoning sickness?

It doesn’t. Summoning sickness means a creature cannot attack or tap for abilities that have the tap symbol in their costs.

What’s the difference between card activation and Effect Activation?

In this article, Card Activation and Effect Activation are both only referencing to Spell and Trap cards. Card Activation (カードの発動) of a Spell or Trap card refers to the activation of a Spell or Trap card from the Hand or from the Set position on the Spell/Trap Zone.

What kind of power does an ability card give you?

An Ability Card can give a Bakugan power; Fire power, Wind power or Dark power. They can also give you G-Power. They were always a reflective print and even had metal inside them. For examples of Series 1 cards, see Normal card or Character card .

What does activation mean on a trap card?

Effect Activation (効果の発動) of a Spell or Trap card refers to the activation of a face-up Spell or Trap card on the field (i.e. Continuous, Equip or Field), or the activation of a Spell or Trap card that triggers upon meeting some conditions.

What happens when a triggered ability is activated?

The ability doesn’t do anything at this point. 603.2a Because they aren’t cast or activated, triggered abilities can trigger even when it isn’t legal to cast spells and activate abilities. Effects that preclude abilities from being activated don’t affect them.