Lavinia of the Tenth #199

Apr 15, 2013

Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form "[cost]: [effect]." No one can activate any activated abilities, including mana abilities, of a detained permanent.

Apr 15, 2013

If a creature is already attacking or blocking when it's detained, it won't be removed from combat. It will continue to attack or block.

Apr 15, 2013

If a noncreature permanent is detained and later turns into a creature, it won't be able to attack or block.

Apr 15, 2013

If a permanent's activated ability is on the stack when that permanent is detained, the ability will be unaffected.

Apr 15, 2013

Lavinia's ability doesn't affect permanents an opponent gains control of after its enters-the-battlefield ability has resolved. Similarly, if you gain control of a detained permanent after that ability resolves, it will continue to be detained until your next turn.

Apr 15, 2013

The mana value of a creature token is 0 unless that token is a copy of another creature, in which case it copies that creature's mana cost.

Apr 15, 2013

The static abilities of a detained permanent still apply. The triggered abilities of a detained permanent can still trigger.

Apr 15, 2013

When a player leaves a multiplayer game, any continuous effects with durations that last until that player's next turn or until a specific point in that turn will last until that turn would have begun. They neither expire immediately nor last indefinitely.