<p>The mana cost is only for the first ability, dealing the damage. </p>

<p>Thornbite Staff gives the creature 2 complete separate and unrelated abilities. The first is an activated ability; because it has the format {cost}:{effect}. The second is a triggered abilitty, because it starts with the word “whenever”. Each ability is surrounded separately by quotes, with “and” in between. </p>

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<p>With <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bThornbite%20Staff%5d">Thornbite Staff</a>, do you need to pay two mana to untap this card if a creature is put into the grave yard or is the mana cost only for doing one damage to target creature or player? </p>

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Thornbite Staff and mana cost
Joshua Duxbury
# Thornbite Staff and mana cost

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-25)

With [Thornbite Staff](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bThornbite%20Staff%5d), do you need to pay two mana to untap this card if a creature is put into the grave yard or is the mana cost only for doing one damage to target creature or player?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-02-25. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

The mana cost is only for the first ability, dealing the damage.

Thornbite Staff gives the creature 2 complete separate and unrelated abilities. The first is an activated ability; because it has the format {cost}:{effect}. The second is a triggered abilitty, because it starts with the word “whenever”. Each ability is surrounded separately by quotes, with “and” in between.


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