alternate cost and casting cost reduction??

Asked by seulung 13 years ago

lets say u want to cast a evoke creature and had a semblence anvil in play would the evoke cost be 2 less

linkofhyrule says... Accepted answer #1

702.72. Evoke

702.72a Evoke represents two abilities: a static ability that functions in any zone from which the card with evoke can be cast and a triggered ability that functions on the battlefield. "Evoke [cost]" means "You may cast this card by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "When this permanent enters the battlefield, if its evoke cost was paid, its controller sacrifices it." Paying a card's evoke cost follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2e - g.

I think yes-- as "Evoke N" translates out to "cast using N", and Semblance Anvil is a flat 2 reduction, it will work, so long as the Evoke has generic mana to reduce

March 28, 2012 5:35 p.m.

bcurran says... #2

The total cost that you must pay to cast a spell is the mana cost or the alternate cost, plus additional costs, less cost reductions.

Semblance Anvil does indeed reduce the cost of an evoked spell.

March 28, 2012 5:40 p.m.

seulung says... #3

thank u was just making sure

March 28, 2012 8:33 p.m.