Can someone go over "Wastes" with me?

Asked by mrfr1day 9 years ago

So for Oath we have Waste lands. I thought that any card that has the Waste symbol(whether it be a casting cost or an ability cost) required the player to tap a Waste Land for mana in order to play. But I recently discovered that you can pay for Eldrazi Displacer's ability with any mana. Can someone explain to me how Waste Lands and colorless mana differ?

JWiley129 says... Accepted answer #1

First, there is no difference between "Wastes" mana and colorless mana. Wastes make colorless mana, the only thing that has changed is the symbol: from to .

Now, in order to activate Eldrazi Displacer's ability you need to pay . The can be paid with mana of any type. It can be , it can be , it can even be , but it just needs some sort of mana. The can ONLY be paid with colorless mana, or . This needs to be produced by a mana source that makes colorless mana: Wastes, Unknown Shores, Holdout Settlement, etc.

January 29, 2016 1:37 p.m.

mrfr1day says... #2

Thanks for clearing that up!

January 29, 2016 3:49 p.m.

hyperlocke says... #3

@mrfr1day: Please select an answer to remove this question from the unanswered queue.

January 29, 2016 5:03 p.m.