<p>Summoning sickness applies to all abilities of a creature that include the tap symbol as a cost, but other abilities with other costs may be played instantly.</p>

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2016-05-26T03:36:33.257Z
This isn't exactly true. Summoning sickness affects abilities with the **tap symbol** in the cost, but not other abilities that require you to tap a creature. For example, you can tap Heritage Druid to activate its ability in the same turn that it enters the battlefield.
murgatroid99
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<p>If I put a <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Goblin%20Fireslinger">Goblin Fireslinger</a> onto the battlefield, which would have summoning sickness, can I tap it that turn to use its ability or do I have to wait an extra turn to use it?</p>

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Tapping Active Abilities when they have summoning sickness?
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# Tapping Active Abilities when they have summoning sickness?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-26)

If I put a [Goblin Fireslinger](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Goblin%20Fireslinger) onto the battlefield, which would have summoning sickness, can I tap it that turn to use its ability or do I have to wait an extra turn to use it?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-05-26. Score: 0

Summoning sickness applies to all abilities of a creature that include the tap symbol as a cost, but other abilities with other costs may be played instantly.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: This isn't exactly true. Summoning sickness affects abilities with the **tap symbol** in the cost, but not other abilities that require you to tap a creature. For example, you can tap Heritage Druid to activate its ability in the same turn that it enters the battlefield.  

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