Deathrite Shaman Bugged
I was unable to activate the mana ability of Deathrite Shaman mid-combat, despite having two fetchlands in my graveyard.
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Rezzahan#77802 commented
Deathrite Shaman's first ability is NOT a mana ability, because it targets. And due to this, it cannot be activated during the process of casting a spell or activating an ability. If you want the mana from that ability for such actions, you have to use it beforehand, floating the mana until the payment is due.
605.1a An activated ability is a mana ability if it meets all of the following criteria: it doesn’t
require a target (see rule 115.6), it could add mana to a player’s mana pool when it resolves, and
it’s not a loyalty ability. (See rule 606, “Loyalty Abilities.”)