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6 months ago ::
Nov 30, 2012 - 9:58AM
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Lots of noob questions coming. If a creature has an ability to add +1/+1 by tapping a land and the only symbol under the ability is the land symbol, does that mean you can pump it up as many times as you want or only once? It does not have the X plus the land symbol, just the land symbol.
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6 months ago ::
Nov 30, 2012 - 9:59AM
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Date Joined:
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you can pump Liliana's Shade  as often as you can pay  if you couldn't, it would say so, like on Rootwalla 
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6 months ago ::
Nov 30, 2012 - 10:00AM
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Activated abilities can be used as many times as you can afford to pay the activation cost (activated abilities are the ones written in the form "[cost] : [effect]"). If the ability can only be used a limited number of times, it will say so 
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6 months ago ::
Nov 30, 2012 - 10:23AM
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That is what I thought, thanks folks.
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6 months ago ::
Nov 30, 2012 - 10:51AM
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6 months ago ::
Nov 30, 2012 - 12:06PM
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It does not have the X plus the land symbol, just the land symbol.
Even if it has X in its activation cost  , you may still use it many times in a row, as long as you can afford the cost!
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6 months ago ::
Dec 01, 2012 - 3:39AM
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Also note, that everything before the colon is the activation cost, this can include the  symbol, sacrificing creatures, disarding cards, etc., even somthing beneficial to you (like putting loyalty counters on planeswalkers to activate one of their abilities). You have to pay the whole cost for each activation, not just the mana part (if there is one).
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