Winter, Cursed Rider

one blue mana one black mana Legendary Creature — Human WarlockPower and toughness3/2

Ward—Pay 2 life.

Artifacts you control have "Ward—Pay 2 life."

Exhaust — two generic mana one blue mana one black mana , tap this permanent , Exile X artifact cards from your graveyard: Each other nonartifact creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)

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Winter, Cursed Rider rulings

2025-02-07
Multiple instances of ward each trigger separately.
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If an effect causes Winter to become an artifact, its second ability will cause it to gain a second instance of ward.
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Exhaust abilities can be activated any time you could normally activate an ability.
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If an exhaust ability of a permanent is activated, and then that permanent leaves the battlefield and returns to the battlefield, it becomes a new object so its exhaust ability can be activated again.
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If an ability triggers whenever you activate an exhaust ability, that ability resolves before the exhaust ability resolves.

Winter, Cursed Rider keyword rules

Exhaust Rule 702.177

An exhaust ability is a special kind of activated ability. “Exhaust — [Cost]: [Effect]” means “[Cost]: [Effect]. Activate only once.”

An effect may allow you to take an action as long as you haven’t activated an exhaust ability this turn. Such an effect allows that action only if you haven’t begun to activate an exhaust ability this turn.

Ward Rule 702.21

Ward is a triggered ability. Ward [cost] means “Whenever this permanent becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless that player pays [cost].”

Some ward abilities include an X in their cost and state what X is equal to. This value is determined at the time the ability resolves, not locked in as the ability triggers.