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[SNC] Scheming Fence doesn't allow you to use any type of mana to activate ability
Ran into a scenario where Scheming Fence couldn't activate an ability it shut down because it didn't have the correct type of mana.
Here's a scenario where I had 2 Scheming Fences, one naming Evolved Sleeper, the other naming Warden of the First Tree. I was able to activate the ability stolen from Warden of the First Tree because I had white mana available, but could not activate Evolved Sleeper's ability.

[[Scheming Fence]]
Scheming Fence - (Gatherer) (Scryfall) (EDHREC)
{W}{U} Creature — Human Citizen 2/3 As Scheming Fence enters the battlefield, you may choose a nonland permanent. Activated abilities of the chosen permanent can't be activated. Scheming Fence has all activated abilities of the chosen permanent except for loyalty abilities. You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to activate those abilities.