Can I electrodominance a dude for twenty if I have an as foretold with 22 counters on it?
Asked by DoctorSaros 5 years ago
Since As Foretold references mana cost, and not converted mana cost, does that mean that I can cast an Electrodominance with it and choose a value for x greater than zero, assuming I have at least three counters on As Foretold?
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Don't think that you can't use any "X" spells with As Foretold though. Spells with X on them but just not in the cmc at the top of the card still work. Toxic Deluge is an example of this.
This is because you can replace the cost of the spell with "For Free" and still not effect the value of X. The only thing that effects X is how much life you are paying in addition to the "Free" spell.
March 19, 2019 3:06 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #3
DoctorSaros: A correct answer to this question has been up for a while. I marked it as the "Accepted Answer" so that this thread can be moved out of the unanswered questions queue. Please remember to take care of this yourself in the future.
Boza says... Accepted answer #1
No. From As Foretold 's Gatherer FAQ:
"If the card has X in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it for another cost that doesn’t include X. For example, if there are five time counters on As Foretold and you choose to use its effect to cast Pull from Tomorrow , X must be 0. X can’t be 2, even though the spell’s converted mana cost would be 4. "
The reason is that casting something for free is alternate cost and you cannot pay an non-mandatory additional cost (like X) and an alternate cost at the same time.
March 18, 2019 11:38 a.m.