Mayael the Anima does not have a triggered ability. It has an activated ability.
Stranglehold does not affect the activated ability of Mayael the Anima. A search is always indicated by the use of the word "search." Anything else (like "look at the top N cards") is not a search and isn't affected by Stranglehold.
There is a ruling on Gatherer:
Effects that tell an opponent to reveal cards from a library or look at cards from the top of a library will still work. Only effects that use the word "search" will fail.
Mayael's ability doesn't involve searching a library, since it doesn't use the word "search". Stranglehold won't interact with it.
Also, Mayael's ability isn't a triggered ability, since it doesn't begin with the word "When/Whenever/At..." Instead, it's an activated ability, denoted by the colon separating the cost and effect.
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Stranglehold does not affect the activated ability of Mayael the Anima. A search is always indicated by the use of the word "search." Anything else (like "look at the top N cards") is not a search and isn't affected by Stranglehold.
There is a ruling on Gatherer:
Also, Mayael's ability isn't a triggered ability, since it doesn't begin with the word "When/Whenever/At..." Instead, it's an activated ability, denoted by the colon separating the cost and effect.