Ability Cost Reducer
Permanents that shave mana off activated ability costs, enabling cheaper and more frequent activations on creatures and other permanents. Training Grounds and Biomancer's Familiar cut creature ability costs by {2}, Heartstone trims {1} off creature abilities, and Zirda, the Dawnwaker discounts non-mana activated abilities by {2}. These cards anchor activation-heavy strategies built around tap abilities, equip costs, and recurring effects. Distinct from activated.ability_copy, which duplicates the result of an activation rather than discounting its cost, and distinct from activated.untap_ability, which refreshes the permanent for another activation rather than making each one cheaper.
Example cards
Also known as
- ability cost reduction
- cheaper abilities
- activation discount
- ability discount
- cost reducer
- training grounds effect