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« on: March 29, 2009, 04:50:00 pm »

Will Needle neutralize Ancient Grudge/Fatestitcher/Cabal Therapy? Thanks a lot!
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« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2009, 08:37:52 pm »

Negative.

Well, it would stop Fatestitcher, but not in the way you are asking.  Flashback and Unearth are not activated abilites, so needle has no effect on them.  Needling fatestitcher will however keep him from using his Tap/Untap ability when he gets into play.


Oops, seems I was wrong.  Sorry!  See below.
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« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2009, 10:45:19 pm »

Negative.

Well, it would stop Fatestitcher, but not in the way you are asking.  Flashback and Unearth are not activated abilites, so needle has no effect on them.  Needling fatestitcher will however keep him from using his Tap/Untap ability when he gets into play.

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502.84 - Unearth

    * 502.84a - Unearth is an activated ability that functions while the card is in a graveyard. "Unearth [cost]" means "[Cost]: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn. If it would leave play, remove it from the game instead of putting it anywhere else. Play this ability only any time you could play a sorcery." [CompRules 2008/10/01]

Unearth apparently is an activated ability (just found out too), so Needle would stop that.

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If there is no colon, it is not an activated ability.
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Fatestitcher

Creature - Zombie Wizard 1/2, 3U (4)
{T}: You may tap or untap another target permanent.
Unearth {U} ({U}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

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Ancient Grudge

Instant, 1R (2)
Destroy target artifact.
Flashback {G} (You may play this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then remove it from the game.)
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« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2009, 11:42:57 pm »

The answer given is correct, but a bit messy, so here it is more concisely:

Flashback is not an activated ability, so doesn't interact with Pithing Needle at all.  Unearth is an activated ability so Pithing Needle can prevent it from being played.
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