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Historical Rules · 17 November 2023

Rule 602.1a

Official source text from the 17 November 2023 Rules release

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The activation cost is everything before the colon (:). An ability’s activation cost must be paid by the player who is activating it. Example: The activation cost of an ability that reads “{2}, {T}: You gain 1 life” is two mana of any type plus tapping the permanent that has the ability.

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