The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment

Nov 10, 2023 · If an activated ability of an exiled card used to craft Locus of Enlightenment references the card it's printed on by name, treat Locus of Enlightenment's version of that ability as though it referenced Locus of Enlightenment instead.

Nov 10, 2023 · Locus of Enlightenment has only the activated abilities of the exiled cards used to craft it. It doesn't gain keyword abilities (unless those keyword abilities are activated), triggered abilities, or static abilities.

Nov 10, 2023 · An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.

Nov 10, 2023 · The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "activated." Abilities that trigger when a player activates an ability (such as Locus of Enlightenment's own triggered ability) won't trigger.

Nov 10, 2023 · The "only once each turn" restriction applies to each ability individually, even if multiples of the same card were exiled to craft Locus of Enlightenment. For example, if two of the same card were exiled to craft Locus of Enlightenment, it will have two instances of each of that card's activated abilities. Each of those abilities may be activated once each turn.

Nov 10, 2023 · If the ability that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast, the copy has the same value of X.

Nov 10, 2023 · The copy of the activated ability created by Locus of Enlightenment's triggered ability resolves before the original ability.

Nov 10, 2023 · The 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.

Nov 10, 2023 · If the materials required include multiple objects, you may exile some of them from among permanents you control and the rest from among cards in your graveyard. You don't have to choose all permanents or all cards from your graveyard.

Nov 10, 2023 · You may exile tokens you control as part of the materials required. However, because they aren't cards and won't stay in exile, any abilities that refer to what you "used to craft" the back faces won't refer to anything.

Nov 10, 2023 · Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.