Cursed Totem
Mana value2TypeArtifact
Color identity
Colorless
RarityRare
SetModern Horizons 2 (MH2)
ArtistAaron Miller
Price€1.16 · foil €4.97 · $1.67About this card
Cursed Totem is an artifact card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 2 (color identity: colorless). First printed in Mirage (1996); 4 paper printings in total. It is one of the 5,000 most played cards in Commander (EDHREC rank 2,692). Legal in Commander, Modern, Legacy and Vintage. Cheapest printing: €1.16 (Modern Horizons 2); most expensive: €10.38 (Mirage).
Cursed Totem
"Sorry, Great One, but did I hear correctly? I'm to entrust this powerful artifact to our *worst* researchers?" —Flesdrim, Cabal servant
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2021-06-18
Cursed Totem doesn't stop players from activating abilities of creature cards that aren't on the battlefield, such as cycling or unearth.
2021-06-18
Cursed Totem stops players from activating mana abilities of creatures.
2021-06-18
Other abilities of creatures, including static abilities and triggered abilities, are unaffected.
2021-06-18
Activated abilities of noncreature permanents that would make them become creatures (such as a Vehicle's crew ability) can still be activated. Once they become creatures, any abilities they have cannot be activated.
2016-06-08
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
