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When can a Copy card copy an ability, and must the copied action happen right away?
The publisher confirmed that copied abilities are used when the Copy is played and cannot be used later, and the other posts agree on the timing.
- Henning · Publisher · 2012-07-04
- Pedrator · Community · 2012-07-05
- sneuhauss · Community · 2012-07-05
- Pedrator · Community · 2012-07-05
- casedinlight · Community · 2016-12-06
At any time during the fight, from any face-up card, even one whose ability was already used. The copied ability is used then (except a copied Double or Phase -1, which only resolves at the end of the fight), and the copy does not stay with you once the source card is gone. You may copy a card and then destroy it, but you cannot copy a card that is already destroyed, and a Copy card cannot use the ability on itself.