CMC of spell with X
Asked by Chockoghost 12 years ago
Let's say I cast Firemind's Foresight. I need to find instant with CMC 2. What is CMC of Syncopate? Is it 1?And when I have on the battlefield Goblin Electromancer is CMC of cards in my library lower, or the same?
Technically, the X isn't ignored, it is treated as 0 anywhere other than the stack. Otherwise, Absinthman is correct.
Absinthman says... Accepted answer #1
The CMC of cards with X ignores the X with the exception of when they are on the stack. On the stack the CMC of an X spell is equal to its base mana cost plus whatever you chose to pay for X. So the CMC of Syncopate in your library is 1.
Goblin Electromancer does not reduce CMC. It only allows you to pay 1 less to cast spells. If you cast a spell with X in its cost while having the Electromancer on the field, you can basically choose X to be 1 higher than you have mana available. However, the CMCs of cards in your library are not affected.
May 11, 2013 7:17 a.m.