Rings of Brighthearth
Artifact
Oracle Text
Whenever you activate an ability, if it isn't a mana ability, you may pay
. If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Rulings (6)
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Wizards of the CoastIf paying the activation cost of the ability includes sacrificing Rings of Brighthearth, the ability won't be copied. At the time the ability is considered activated (after all costs are paid), Rings of Brighthearth is no longer on the battlefield.
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Wizards of the CoastThe triggered ability of Rings of Brighthearth and the copy it creates both resolve before the ability that caused it to trigger. They resolve even if that ability is countered.
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Wizards of the CoastYou can't pay more than once for each time the triggered ability of Rings of Brighthearth resolves.
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Wizards of the CoastAn activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.
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Wizards of the CoastIf the ability has
in its cost, the copy uses the same value of X.
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Wizards of the CoastThe copy will have the same targets as the ability it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).