pithing needle help

pr0d00d · Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 3

i know pithing needle will stop planeswalkers but i'm confused on some other abilities

say i have a platinum angel out, and my oppenent casts pithing needle and calls platinum angel will platinum angel's ability still stay?

also say i play the new angel iona sheild of emoria (something like that) comes into play but my opponent had pithing need out and called its name before i played it. Do i still get to call a color?

Akeldyma · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 108

Pithing Needle stops ACTIVATED abilities. Not triggered abililities. Activated abilities always have a cost ; effect. Triggered abilities usually say "when", or "whenever". They 'trigger' when something happens, i.e comes into play, dies, etc.

jonproject · Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Posts: 251

Pithing Needle will not interact with Platinum Angel's ability. The Angel's ability is static, not activated.

Pithing Needle:"As Pithing Needle comes into play, name a card.
Activated abilities of the named card can't be played unelss they're mana abilities."

pr0d00d · Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 3

alright thanks a lot but would a mana ability be an activated ability? like llandwar elf?

jonproject · Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Posts: 251

If you mean Llanowar Elves, then yes that would be an activated ability, and a mana ability. Birds of Paradise, Milikin, and Island all have activated mana abilities, also.

pr0d00d · Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 3

ohhhhhh ok i get thanks =)

LoneWulf · Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 187