Animar & kicker costs

Asked by carpecanum 11 years ago

If a kicker cost is an additional casting cost does Animar, Soul of Elements gain an advantage with colorless costs of kickers as well as the base casting cost? For example : Animar has 4 counters...does a Mold Shambler cost 1 green + 1 more green as a kicker? Or does it cost 1 green + 1 green & 1 colorless for the kicker?

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1

To calculate the total casting cost of a spell, you use a forumla:

TCC = [mana cost OR alternate cost] + [additional or increased costs] - [cost reductions]

Kickers are additional costs.

Here, we have the following equation:

TCC = [3G] + [1G] - [4] = GG.

September 30, 2013 9:14 p.m.

carpecanum says... #2

Thanks. Nobody wanted to believe me...

September 30, 2013 9:26 p.m.

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