Grell Philosopher

Mana Value

3

Rarity

rare

Grell Philosopher

Creature β€” Horror Wizard

{2}{U}
Color Identity: U

Card Text

Aberrant Tinkering β€” When this creature enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, each Horror you control gains all activated abilities of target artifact an opponent controls until end of turn. You may spend blue mana as though it were mana of any color to activate those abilities.

Power/Toughness: 1/4

Keywords

Aberrant Tinkering

Set

Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate

(CLB)

EDHREC Rank

#7,943

Grell Philosopher causes Horrors to gain only activated abilities. They don't gain keyword abilities (unless those keyword abilities are activated), triggered abilities, or static abilities.

Wotc β€” June 10, 2022

The granted abilities effectively use β€œthis permanent” rather than β€œ[that card's name],” so you treat the abilities as if they were printed on the creature that gained the ability. For example, say the artifact was Universal Solvent, which has the ability β€œ{7}, {T}, Sacrifice Universal Solvent: Destroy target permanent.” If Grell Philosopher gained that ability, you'd treat it as though it said β€œ{7}, {T}, Sacrifice Grell Philosopher: Destroy target permanent.”

Wotc β€” June 10, 2022

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

Wotc β€” June 10, 2022

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