Cormela, Glamour Thief + Harmonic Prodigy

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Overview

Harmonic Prodigy doesn’t affect Cormela’s activated mana ability and—because Cormela is a Vampire Rogue, not a Wizard or Shaman—it doesn’t cause Cormela’s “When Cormela dies” triggered ability to trigger an additional time. Activated abilities function on the battlefield (not as triggered abilities) [112.6].

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Step 1

You activate Cormela’s , : Add ability. That is an activated ability of a permanent and functions while the permanent is on the battlefield [112.6].

Step 2

Because that ability is an activated ability (not a triggered ability), Harmonic Prodigy’s static text that causes certain triggered abilities to trigger an additional time does not apply.

Step 3

If Cormela later dies, her triggered ability 'When Cormela dies, return up to one target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand' will trigger as normal.

Step 4

Harmonic Prodigy looks for triggered abilities of a Shaman or another Wizard you control; because Cormela is not a Shaman or a Wizard, Harmonic Prodigy does not cause Cormela’s dies trigger to trigger an additional time.

Step 5

If some effect makes Cormela become a Wizard or Shaman before the dies trigger is created, then that dies triggered ability would be subject to Harmonic Prodigy and would trigger an additional time.

Resolution

Cormela’s , : Add ability is an activated ability and is not affected by Harmonic Prodigy. Cormela’s dies trigger (“When Cormela dies…”) is a triggered ability, but Harmonic Prodigy only causes triggered abilities of a Shaman or another Wizard you control to trigger an additional time. Because Cormela is not a Shaman or a Wizard, Harmonic Prodigy does not make her dies trigger trigger an additional time. If Cormela were somehow also a Wizard or Shaman (due to another effect), Harmonic Prodigy would cause that dies trigger to trigger an additional time. The distinction between activated and triggered abilities is important here [112.6].