Damping Matrix
Mana cost
Mana value3TypeArtifact
Color identity
Colorless
RarityRare
SetModern Masters 2017 (MM3)
ArtistMike Dringenberg
Price€0.54 · foil €2.18 · $0.84
Mana value3TypeArtifact
Color identity Colorless
RarityRare
SetModern Masters 2017 (MM3)
ArtistMike Dringenberg
Price€0.54 · foil €2.18 · $0.84Damping Matrix
Artifact
Activated abilities of artifacts and creatures can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
The priests tried cursing it. The mages tried dispelling it. In the end, they all obeyed it.
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulLegal
Rulings
2017-03-14
Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities, such as equip, are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
2017-03-14
A mana ability is an ability that produces mana, not an ability that costs mana.
2017-03-14
Damping Matrix’s ability affects only artifacts and creatures on the battlefield. Activated abilities that work in other zones (such as bloodrush or unearth) can still be activated. Triggered abilities (starting with “when,” “whenever,” or “at”) are unaffected.
