Summary

I’m experiencing a recurring issue in MTG Arena where activated abilities on permanents are unclickable, despite having the required mana and meeting all activation conditions. When I attempt to activate the ability, I hear a “clinking” sound and see a red outline appear around the card, indicating the game recognizes the ability as present but will not execute it. This issue has directly cost me multiple games and has persisted across multiple versions of the client.

Steps to Reproduce

1.  Play a permanent (creature or enchantment) with an activated ability that costs mana (e.g., “4W: Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn” on Bearer of Glory).

2.  Wait until a later turn where the permanent has been on the battlefield and is not summoning sick.

3.  Ensure you have sufficient mana to activate the ability, including colored mana.

4.  Attempt to activate the ability by clicking the card.

5.  The ability fails to activate, playing a clinking sound and flashing a red outline around the card.

6.  Entering Full Control mode does not fix this.

7.  The ability remains unclickable even after tapping mana manually or interacting with the stack.

Temporary Workarounds (Partially Effective)

• Changing the screen resolution or entering Windowed Mode sometimes causes a “View Printed Card” box to appear on right-click.

• In one case, clicking this did allow the ability to activate after.

• In another case (same setup, different game), this did NOT work, and the bug persisted.

• Right-clicking the card or zooming in sometimes helps, but this workaround is unreliable.

• This workaround is also impractical due to short timers during actual gameplay.

Known Affected Cards (but not limited to):

• Bearer of Glory – Tarkir: Dragonstorm set

• An unnamed enchantment giving a creature the activated ability to untap for 5 mana

• Evolving Wilds

Additional Information

• Issue persists after reinstalling the client

• Issue is not fixed by restarting the game

• Not caused by Auto Tap, summoning sickness, stack timing, or missing mana

            Not caused by other cards on the board that prevent activated abilities

• Full Control Mode does not override or fix the problem

• Has happened across multiple matches and cost me wins, including a recent game where I would have won by activating the ability but was unable to due to this bug

Impact

This is a game-breaking bug. It causes major competitive and financial loss (especially in ranked or event play) and degrades trust in the platform. I have reported this before and received no actionable feedback or resolution. I’m submitting this again in hopes of proper escalation.

Request

Please:

• Investigate and reproduce this issue internally

• Escalate to the development team if needed

• Confirm whether this is a known bug and if a fix is planned

• Offer compensation for games lost due to this issue, if applicable

Let me know if you need logs, video evidence, or further testing steps. I’m happy to help resolve this.