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Cursed Totem - Artifact

Mirage · 1996

Market Prices

$10median

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Legality

PremodernLEGAL
Full Scryfall Data
Mirage{2}

Cursed Totem

Artifact

Activated abilities of creatures can't be activated.

Printings & Editions

Premodern-legal editions of Cursed Totem — old-border printings plus any period-appropriate foil promos (Arena/Judge, through Scourge). Hover to preview an edition on the card; click to select it.

Old-border editions + pre-Scourge promo foils (Arena/Judge). Modern-frame reprints (8th Edition onward) exist but are not period-appropriate printings.

Critical Rulings

"Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text."

— 2016-06-08

"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

"Other abilities of creatures, including static abilities and triggered abilities, are unaffected."

— 2021-06-18

"Cursed Totem stops players from activating mana abilities of creatures."

— 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."

— 2021-06-18

Price History

91d · USD
$10▲ 31.9%

Tracks this card’s preferred printing: the old-border edition shown by default (block-expansion printings first, e.g. Urza’s, Tempest, Mirage). It doesn’t re-price when you select a different edition above. Per-edition history is planned.

$11$9.20$7.89
03/1804/1705/1806/18

Decks playing Cursed Totem (37)

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