Can I activate the ability of Ghoulsteed whilst it's in play? It doesn't have the "Only active this from the graveyard" restriction. If not, could you identify the rules in which prohibits me from doing so?
No, you can't. An ability that moves an object out of a zone other than the battlefield functions only while that object is in the specified zone, in this case, the graveyard.
112.6k An ability whose cost or effect specifies that it moves the object it’s on out of a particular
zone functions only in that zone, unless that ability’s trigger condition, or a previous part of that
ability’s cost or effect, specifies that the object is put into that zone. The same is true if the
effect of that ability creates a delayed triggered ability whose effect moves the object out of a
particular zone.
Example: Reassembling Skeleton says “{1}{B}: Return Reassembling Skeleton from
your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.” A player may activate this ability only if
Reassembling Skeleton is in his or her graveyard.
Thanks in advance.
112.6k An ability whose cost or effect specifies that it moves the object it’s on out of a particular
zone functions only in that zone, unless that ability’s trigger condition, or a previous part of that
ability’s cost or effect, specifies that the object is put into that zone. The same is true if the
effect of that ability creates a delayed triggered ability whose effect moves the object out of a
particular zone.
Example: Reassembling Skeleton says “{1}{B}: Return Reassembling Skeleton from
your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.” A player may activate this ability only if
Reassembling Skeleton is in his or her graveyard.
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