Foretell and Buyback
Asked by MESS1802 6 months ago
I have an Edgin, Larcenous Lutenist commander deck that uses Haze of Rage, and I’m unsure how the granted foretell cost reduction interacts with additional costs such as buyback if the original cost doesn’t have 2 or more generic mana.
In the scenario where I used Edgin, Larcenous Lutenist to foretell Haze of Rage, then cast it later and paying the buyback cost, would I need to pay a total of 2 or 3 mana to successfully buyback the spell?
My initial thought would be that since additional costs are applied before cost reductions, I would only need 2 mana, but I’m not completely certain I’m correct.
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1
It would be 3 mana total ().
You're right about how additional costs and cost reductions interact, but that's not exactly what's happening here. Edgin's ability isn't a reduction to the total casting cost. Rather, it's setting the alternative cost for foretell to a particular value: the mana cost of the foretold card minus . It doesn't have any interaction with other costs you might end up paying to cast the spell.
October 17, 2023 11:34 a.m.