Null Rod 
Artifact
Gerrard: "But it doesn't do anything!" Hanna: "No—it does nothing."
Artist:
Anson MaddocksShare:
Text:
Activated abilities of artifacts can't be activated.
Rulings:
- 4/1/2008 This covers only artifacts that are on the battlefield.
- 7/1/2013 This effect applies to all activated abilities of artifacts, including mana abilities.
- 7/1/2013 This effect does not prevent triggered abilities from triggering and it doesn’t stop the effects of static abilities.
- 6/8/2016 Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
Legality:
- standard: Not legal
- future: Not legal
- frontier: Not legal
- modern: Not legal
- legacy: Legal
- pauper: Not legal
- vintage: Legal
- penny: Not legal
- commander: Legal
- 1v1: Legal
- duel: Legal
- brawl: Not legal
- oldschool: Not legal
- historic: Not legal
- pioneer: Not legal
- gladiator: Not legal
- premodern: Legal
- historicbrawl: Not legal
- paupercommander: Not legal
- alchemy: Not legal
- explorer: Not legal
- predh: Legal
- oathbreaker: Legal
- timeless: Not legal
- standardbrawl: Not legal
