Chalice of the Void vs spells with X in their mana costs

Asked by Fizzz 9 years ago

Hello,

I heard a judge mentioning something (I might have misheard) about the cost a spell has on the stack...

So let's say the Chalice has 1 charge counter. What would happen if I then cast a Syncopate for X=3.

Does it get countered?

GreatSword says... Accepted answer #1

It won't be countered.

In any zone besides the stack, X will always be equal to 0. But while it's on the stack, X be equal to the determined value. So when you cast Syncopate with X equal to 3, you're casting a spell with converted mana cost of 4 (3+1=4)

June 6, 2014 12:20 p.m.

Devonin says... #2

The specific ruling:

202.3b When calculating the converted mana cost of an object with an X in its mana cost, X is treated as 0 while the object is not on the stack, and X is treated as the number chosen for it while the object is on the stack.

June 6, 2014 12:28 p.m.

Fizzz says... #3

So I heard it right, thanks guys!

June 6, 2014 1:28 p.m.