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Rule 377.2
Card text will refer to activating Activated Abilities with the word “use” or “play.”
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377.2.aIf “using” or “playing” an Activated Ability is part of a trigger condition, that condition is fulfilled when the Activated Ability resolves.377.2.bIf an Activated Ability has a condition on “using” or “playing” it, that condition must be true in order to activate the ability in question. Example: Ultrasoft Poro reads “[E]: Play two 1 [M] Bird unit tokens with [Deflect]. Use this ability only while I'm at a battlefield.” In order to activate the ability, Ultrasoft Poro must be located at a battlefield.