AI DraftFeb 26, 2026
Devoted Druid + Hazel's Brewmaster
Overview
If Hazel's Brewmaster exiles Devoted Druid, each Food you control gains Devoted Druid’s activated abilities. Per the publisher ruling, the granted abilities are treated as though they were printed on the Food (effectively using “this permanent”) [Ruling [2024-07-26]]. The Food can activate the 
: Add 
ability immediately (summoning-sickness restrictions apply only to creatures) . The untap ability (“Put a -1/-1 counter on this creature: Untap this creature”) can only be activated if you can put -1/-1 counters on the Food; if you can’t, you can’t activate that ability [Ruling [2018-12-07]].
: Add ability immediately (summoning-sickness restrictions apply only to creatures) . The untap ability (“Put a -1/-1 counter on this creature: Untap this creature”) can only be activated if you can put -1/-1 counters on the Food; if you can’t, you can’t activate that ability [Ruling [2018-12-07]].Step 1
Hazel's Brewmaster's triggered ability (on entering or attacking) exiles Devoted Druid from a graveyard and creates a Food token.
Step 2
Hazel's Brewmaster’s static effect makes Foods you control gain all activated abilities of all creature cards exiled with it; per the publisher ruling, the granted abilities are treated as though printed on the Food and effectively use “this permanent” [Ruling [2024-07-26]].
Step 3
Devoted Druid’s printed activated abilities are ": Add ." and "Put a -1/-1 counter on this creature: Untap this creature." Those become abilities on the Food and effectively read ": Add ." and "Put a -1/-1 counter on this permanent: Untap this permanent." [Ruling [2024-07-26]].
: Add ." and "Put a -1/-1 counter on this creature: Untap this creature." Those become abilities on the Food and effectively read ": Add ." and "Put a -1/-1 counter on this permanent: Untap this permanent." [Ruling [2024-07-26]].Step 4
You may activate the Food’s ": Add ." ability immediately; the summoning-sickness restriction in applies only to creatures, and Foods that aren’t creatures aren’t affected by that restriction .
: Add ." ability immediately; the summoning-sickness restriction in applies only to creatures, and Foods that aren’t creatures aren’t affected by that restriction .Step 5
You may activate the untap ability only if you can legally put -1/-1 counters on the Food. If game rules or effects prevent putting -1/-1 counters on the Food (for example because it isn’t a creature), you can’t activate that ability [Ruling [2018-12-07]].
Step 6
If the Food can receive -1/-1 counters (for example it’s also a creature or an effect allows those counters), activating that ability will put a -1/-1 counter on the Food and untap it, producing the expected untap effect on that permanent.
Resolution
When Hazel's Brewmaster exiles Devoted Druid, Foods you control gain Devoted Druid’s activated abilities and you treat those abilities as though printed on the Food (they effectively use “this permanent”) [Ruling [2024-07-26]]. The Food can immediately activate the : Add ability because the summoning-sickness restriction in only prevents creatures from activating abilities with a tap or untap symbol. The ability that requires putting a -1/-1 counter on “this creature” becomes an ability that would put a -1/-1 counter on the Food (this permanent); if game rules or effects prevent putting -1/-1 counters on that Food (for example because it is not a creature), you can’t activate that ability [Ruling [2018-12-07]]. If the Food can legally receive -1/-1 counters (for example it’s also a creature or an effect allows such counters), you may activate that ability and it will untap the Food when the cost (putting the counter) is paid.
: Add ability because the summoning-sickness restriction in only prevents creatures from activating abilities with a tap or untap symbol. The ability that requires putting a -1/-1 counter on “this creature” becomes an ability that would put a -1/-1 counter on the Food (this permanent); if game rules or effects prevent putting -1/-1 counters on that Food (for example because it is not a creature), you can’t activate that ability [Ruling [2018-12-07]]. If the Food can legally receive -1/-1 counters (for example it’s also a creature or an effect allows such counters), you may activate that ability and it will untap the Food when the cost (putting the counter) is paid.Feedback