Does illusionists bracers work on triggered abilities?

Does illusionists bracers work on triggered abilities?

Illusionist’s Bracers specifically only works with activated abilities, as it says in its rules text. – Triggered abilities are always written to start with “When/Whenever/At”. The ability of the Bracers, themselves, is a triggered ability, and it triggers when an activated ability is activated.

Does illusionist bracers work with Krenko?

You tap Krenko to activate his ability. Illusionist’s Bracers copies the ability. The copied ability resolves, creating 50 Goblin tokens.

How does illusionist’s gambit work?

Illusionist’s Gambit. In 1v1, it basically negates their whole combat phase (except attack triggers). In Multiplayer, it makes any creatures that tried to attack you, attack someone else instead. This can still be avoided, by using tap abilities for example.

Can you counter a mana ability?

Mana abilities can’t be countered because they don’t use the stack. They are played (or trigger when another mana ability is played) and immediately resolve. They can’t be targeted because there’s no time to target them; they simply happen.

What is a non mana ability?

Abilities that don’t meet the criteria specified in rules 605.1a–b and spells aren’t mana abilities. 605.5a An ability with a target is not a mana ability, even if it could put mana into a player’s mana pool when it resolves.

Is mutate an activated ability?

PSA: Mutate is apparently not an activated ability.

Is tapping a land an activated ability?

Tapping a land doesn’t actually produce mana, activating its ability does. Tapping is merely the paying of the cost to do so. Unlike abilities that read “Whenever enchanted land is tapped”, it’s not actually tapping the land that causes Underworld Connections’s effect.

Is ninjutsu an activated ability?

702.49a Ninjutsu is an activated ability that functions only while the card with ninjutsu is in a player’s hand. The creature with ninjutsu is put onto the battlefield unblocked. It will be attacking the same player or planeswalker as the creature that was returned to its owner’s hand.

Is phyrexian altar a mana ability?

Yes to all of your questions. It is an activated ability that has no target and could put mana into a player’s mana pool when it resolves. This makes it a mana ability.

Can you counter mutate?

While it’s on the stack, a mutating creature spell is still a spell, so it can be countered. If it’s countered, it heads to the graveyard as you’d expect.