<p><strong>You can activate mana abilities whenever you are asked to pay a cost, including during the resolution of a spell or ability. You can, but don't have to activate them beforehand.</strong></p>
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<p>605.3. Activating an activated mana ability follows the rules for activating any other activated ability (see rule 602.2), with the following exceptions:</p>
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<p>605.3a A player may activate an activated mana ability whenever they have priority, whenever they are casting a spell or activating an ability that requires a mana payment, <strong>or whenever a rule or effect asks for a mana payment, even if it’s in the middle of casting or resolving a spell or activating or resolving an ability.</strong></p>
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2021-06-04T19:16:56.450Z
"Rulings
05/02/2021  Birgi’s first ability uses the stack and can be responded to. It isn’t a mana ability."
Michał Politowski
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2021-06-04T19:37:31.743Z
More generally, a triggered ability can only be a mana ability if it is triggered by another mana ability, or by mana being added to the mana pool (605.1b)
murgatroid99
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Hackworth
<p>If I play <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Transmute%20Artifact">Transmute Artifact</a>, do I have to put mana into my mana pool before Transmute Artifact resolves, or can I tap my lands during Transmute artifact resolving?</p>

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Is it possible to activate mana abities during the resolution of Transmute Artifact?
Christian
# Is it possible to activate mana abities during the resolution of Transmute Artifact?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-04)

If I play [Transmute Artifact](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Transmute%20Artifact), do I have to put mana into my mana pool before Transmute Artifact resolves, or can I tap my lands during Transmute artifact resolving?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-06-04. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

**You can activate mana abilities whenever you are asked to pay a cost, including during the resolution of a spell or ability. You can, but don't have to activate them beforehand.**

> 605.3. Activating an activated mana ability follows the rules for activating any other activated ability (see rule 602.2), with the following exceptions:

> 605.3a A player may activate an activated mana ability whenever they have priority, whenever they are casting a spell or activating an ability that requires a mana payment, **or whenever a rule or effect asks for a mana payment, even if it’s in the middle of casting or resolving a spell or activating or resolving an ability.**

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: "Rulings 05/02/2021  Birgi’s first ability uses the stack and can be responded to. It isn’t a mana ability."  
> **username_3**: More generally, a triggered ability can only be a mana ability if it is triggered by another mana ability, or by mana being added to the mana pool (605.1b)  

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