2 Answers. You can’t respond to “being tapped”; you can only respond to spells being cast and abilities being activated or triggered. And that’s what you have here.
Can you tap lands in response?
So yes, you can respond by playing an instant, tapping those three lands for mana to pay for it. You can also simply respond by tapping the lands for mana and leaving it in your mana pool, if you’d like to play something later during the current step and phase.
Can you tap in response to Koma?
You can’t sacrifice Koma itself to activate its last ability, but you can sacrifice any other Serpent you control, including Koma’s Coil. If you choose the first mode of Koma’s activated ability, you can choose a permanent that’s already tapped as the target.
Can a creature’s abilities be used on an opponent?
3 points · 6 years ago. Yes and yes. Activated abilities can be activated on an opponent’s turn (provided it’s not explicitly disallowed for that specific ability), whenever you could cast an instant spell.
Can you tap a creature on the turn it comes out?
A creature that has the Haste ability can tap immediately, so unless you have a Reflex Sliver on the ‘field, you will not be able to tap a Gemhide Sliver for mana on the turn it comes out. There is a comprehensive rule citation, but basic questions should also have basic references.
Can a creature be activated with the untap symbol?
A creature’s activated ability with the tap symbol or the untap symbol in its activation cost can’t be activated unless the creature has been under its controller’s control continuously since his or her most recent turn began.
Can a creature ability be played as an instant?
Now I get only more confused when I read my own post, but hopefully someone understands 😀 Creature abilities can be played as instants, so you can use them on your opponent’s turn. A creature that you play has summoning sickness until your next turn, so if the ability has a tap symbol in it, you can’t use it until the turn after you play it.
