illusionary mask question

[BigMac]

Illusionary mask
artifact
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X: Put a creature card with converted mana cost X or less from your hand into play face down as a 0/1 creature. Put X mask counters on that creature. Play this ability only any time you could play a sorcery. The creature's controller may turn the creature face up any time he or she could play an instant by removing all mask counters from it. This effect ends if the creature is turned face up.

The question is this. If my opponent or myself has a tangle wire causing me to tap my illusionary mask, can i still put creatures with my illusionary maks into play?

[parallax]

Yes. The rule that prevented tapped artifacts from doing anything was removed when 6th edition came out. Tapping an artifact has no effect on its abilities, unless they require [tap] in their activation or the artifact specifically says so, like Howling Mine or Winter Orb.

[BigMac]

Thanks, i thought so but just needed to check. Moderators, this can be closed as far as i am concerned.