Can you counter an ability?
Asked by dude1818 14 years ago
And if so, which kinds? Activated, triggered, passive?
MiracleAttack says... #2
In standard currently there aren't cards that can specifically counter an ability at instant speed (that I can think of right now). You can however, respond to an ability as a means of preventing a creature or effect from resolving.
For example if I have a Student of Warfare and decide to level it twice in order for it to become 3/3 with first strike, my opponent technically has a chance to respond to each level up individually. After it becomes level 1 in order to become level 2, my opponent can respond after the first level with something like Disfigure which would prevent my Student from reaching level 2 and becoming and destroy it.
There are creature cards as well that prevent abilities from activating such as Linvala, Keeper of Silence and Tajuru Preserver . Of course these can be countered or removed from the game just as easily as anything else.
As mentioned before, soem extended and legacy cards are more specific than this.
xenobli says... Accepted answer #1
There are spells that say specifically which you can counter.
Trickbind , Voidslime , Stifle
October 17, 2010 4:37 p.m.