Last Updated: 2026-03-30

377.2. Card text will refer to activating Activated Abilities with the word "use."

377.2.a. If "using" an Activated Ability is part of a trigger condition, that condition is fulfilled when the Activated Ability resolves.
377.2.b. If an Activated Ability has a condition on "using" it, that condition must be true in order to activate the ability in question. Example: Ultrasoft Poro reads "[E]: Play two 1 [M] Bird unit tokens with [Deflect]. Use this ability only while I'm at a battlefield." In order to activate the ability, Ultrasoft Poro must be located at a battlefield.