Archive Trap and Rooftop Storm Alternative Mana Cost
Asked by Galvan 11 years ago
In the alternative mana costs for Archive Trap and Rooftop Storm do you still need to cast the 2U and 1U mana to cast them? Or does the spell require absolutely no mana to cast at all?
It changes the entire mana cost to 0. You don't need to pay either UU or U, respectively. The spell will only cost mana if there is a cost increase or additional cost applying to it (such as if your opponent controls Grand Arbiter Augustin IV ).
By the way, UU is the correct way to format a cost of "two blue mana." 2U would mean "2 colorless and 1 blue mana."
May 19, 2014 7:09 p.m.
Thank you Drilnoth. And thank you for clearing up the mana format for me as well, I was unsure how to write it.
May 19, 2014 7:15 p.m.
First off Rooftop Storm mana cost doesnt change you still have to pay the 5U as it doesnt state that it changes its own cost. Rather that it converts Zombie creatures u cast mana cost to 0.
Archive Trap is a trap card you wait for the action to take place as your oponent searches his library and you may pay 0 rather than pay the cost, but you can actually still pay the casting cost incase of other effects that you may want to actually pay for that are beneficial to you. But yes escentially you dont have to pay anything if the requirement is met.
May 20, 2014 6:31 a.m.
I understand that about about Rooftop Storm . I mainly on had included it as a similar alternative example. The question was mainly about Archive Trap . Thank you for your answer though.
Plan with the archive trap is to play Ghost Quarter and tap to sac it and destroy target land and they search their library. Then drop Archive Trap and Twincast to mill 26 for UU. I just wanted to know if in the end I would have to play UU or UUUU.
Thank you for clearing it up everyone.
May 20, 2014 12:29 p.m.
@Galvan: Lol if you had simply put it like that. Yeah that's a decent little combo you have there.
Sam_I_am says... #1
You do not need mana at all.
May 19, 2014 7:09 p.m.