Extort Trigger
Asked by shadowfoxxx 13 years ago
I want to make sure I understand how extort is going to work. If I have X creatures with extort in play and I cast a spell. Will I be able to pay 1 B/W mana and have X triggers of extort go off? Or will I have to pay for each one to work?
king of the goblins says... #2
Could you extort multiple times with the same spell? Almost like a multikicker effect ornot
January 19, 2013 2:33 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #3
No. Extort is a triggered ability that prompts you for an optional payment, W/B. It does not prompt you to pay any amount of W/B; rather, it only asks (and only allows) for a single white or black mana.
January 19, 2013 2:40 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #4
However, if you have multiple instances of extort on permanents you control, each instance will trigger for each spell you cast.
January 19, 2013 2:40 a.m.
king of the goblins says... #5
Ok thanks you sir I wanted to get a better understanding on how it works and you have provided me with exactly what I need! Thank you again!
January 19, 2013 11:51 a.m.
I'm still confused a little bit, are we suggesting that I can pay up to X w/b per spell: where X is the number of permanents I control with Extort on them? Or will one extra w/b on top of my spell cause all X of them to trigger?
January 21, 2013 10:49 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #7
Extort is a triggered ability. Each extort ability of each permanent you control triggers when you cast a spell. When each ability resolves, it prompts you for an optional payment of W/B. That payment is specific to that instance of extort. If you pay, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life. If you don't, nothing happens.
January 21, 2013 10:58 p.m.
Extort says "whenever you cast a spell you may pay w/b" To me this means playing one spell triggers every extort you have available as long as you have the mana to pay for each one. Long story short, Extrort is triggered by a spell cast and a mana payment, one spell cast is good for all instances of extort and the mana needs to be paid for each.
February 8, 2014 5:21 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #9
@Garber: This question was answered over a year ago.
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1
You can never use one payment to satisfy multiple costs or optional payments. When each individual extort ability resolves, you are given the option to pay B/W. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life. That payment only counts toward the ability that prompted it; it doesn't also satisfy other extort abilities.
January 11, 2013 12:01 a.m.