AI DraftFeb 26, 2026
Ioreth of the Healing House + Kelpie Guide
Overview
Ioreth of the Healing House and Kelpie Guide can repeatedly tap to untap each other by using their 
activated abilities, because both abilities require tapping the creature as an activation cost and untap the other permanent. The tap symbol activation restriction and the continuous-control ("summoning sickness") restriction apply to each activation . Ioreth’s second ability can only target legendary creatures, so it cannot target Kelpie Guide (which is not legendary) — only Ioreth’s first ability can target Kelpie Guide. Kelpie Guide’s untap ability can only target permanents you control, while Ioreth’s untap ability has no “you control” restriction and so can target any other permanent.
activated abilities, because both abilities require tapping the creature as an activation cost and untap the other permanent. The tap symbol activation restriction and the continuous-control ("summoning sickness") restriction apply to each activation . Ioreth’s second ability can only target legendary creatures, so it cannot target Kelpie Guide (which is not legendary) — only Ioreth’s first ability can target Kelpie Guide. Kelpie Guide’s untap ability can only target permanents you control, while Ioreth’s untap ability has no “you control” restriction and so can target any other permanent. Step 1
Starting state: both creatures are on the battlefield under your control, both are untapped, and both have been under your control continuously since your most recent turn began .
Step 2
Activate Kelpie Guide’s first ability: pay the activation cost by tapping Kelpie Guide (); because of the tap symbol you needed Kelpie Guide untapped and to meet the continuous-control requirement to activate the ability .
); because of the tap symbol you needed Kelpie Guide untapped and to meet the continuous-control requirement to activate the ability .Step 3
Put Kelpie’s ability on the stack targeting Ioreth of the Healing House (Kelpie’s ability requires the target be another permanent you control, so Ioreth is a valid target).
Step 4
When Kelpie’s ability resolves it untaps Ioreth (the untap effect simply changes Ioreth’s tapped status).
Step 5
Now Ioreth is untapped and Kelpie is tapped. You may now activate Ioreth’s first ability by tapping Ioreth (); again you needed Ioreth untapped and to meet the continuous-control requirement .
); again you needed Ioreth untapped and to meet the continuous-control requirement .Step 6
Put Ioreth’s ability on the stack targeting Kelpie Guide (Ioreth’s first ability targets another target permanent — it does not say "you control," so it could target any other permanent; here it targets Kelpie Guide).
Step 7
When Ioreth’s ability resolves it untaps Kelpie Guide. The position returns to both creatures untapped, and you can repeat the sequence while you have priority and the creatures still meet the activation requirements.
Resolution
If both creatures are under your control, untapped, and have been under your control continuously since your most recent turn began, you may activate Kelpie Guide’s ability to untap Ioreth and then activate Ioreth’s ability to untap Kelpie Guide, and repeat as long as you have priority and the activation conditions continue to be met. Each activation requires the creature to be untapped to pay the cost and the creature must meet the continuous-control requirement to activate -cost abilities . Ioreth’s second ability can’t target Kelpie Guide because it targets two other legendary creatures (Kelpie Guide is not legendary).
ability to untap Ioreth and then activate Ioreth’s ability to untap Kelpie Guide, and repeat as long as you have priority and the activation conditions continue to be met. Each activation requires the creature to be untapped to pay the cost and the creature must meet the continuous-control requirement to activate -cost abilities . Ioreth’s second ability can’t target Kelpie Guide because it targets two other legendary creatures (Kelpie Guide is not legendary).Feedback