This is similar to Rest in Peace-like effects whereas activated abilities are templated with [cost]: [effect], the colon being the determining factor between activated vs
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If anything, Arena's lack of live chat encourages players to communicate even more when in person because they're denied that while online
Go on the offensive!" When Yugi activates "Miracle Restoring", he announces "I activate the Trap, Miracle Restoring!" When Yugi activates "Mirror Force", he announces "I activate my Trap, Mirror Force!" When Yugi activates "Monster Reborn", he announces "The Spell Card, Monster Reborn!" When Yugi activates "Mystical Space Typhoon", he announces "The Quick-Play Spell, Mystical Space Typhoon!" When Yugi activates "Silent Burning", he announces "I activate the Quick-Play Spell, Silent Burning!", followed by "We both draw until we have six cards in our hands!" When Yugi activates its effect, he announces "I banish Silent Burning to get Silent Magician from my deck!" When Yugi activates "Silent Sword Slash", he announces "I activate the Quick-Play Spell, Silent Sword Slash!" When Yugi activates its effect, he announces "I banish Silent Sword Slash to acquire Silent Swordsman!" When Yugi activates "Spiritual Swords of Revealing Light", he announces "I activate my Trap, Spiritual Swords of Revealing Light!" When activating the first effect of that card, Yugi announces "Spiritual Swords of Revealing Light negates your attack, but I must pay 1000 LP in exchange." When activating the second effect of that card, Yugi announces "By banishing Spiritual Swords, you can't attack me directly!"
Mono-red also lacks many compelling options for protecting it, so get ready to pay some hefty commander taxes
But I guess the Pokemon TCG has an issue with a limited character pool compared to MtG and YGO which can create new characters easily
