What happens with Unexpected Results with cards with X in the cost
Asked by calvinglass1 11 years ago
I played an Unexpected Results in an EDH game and drew Entreat the Angels . No one knew what the ruling was and we couldn't find the answer online.
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #2
Questions like this can almost always be answered by reading the Gatherer rulings for the card(s).
1/24/2013: If the card has X in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as its value.
This rule applies to all effects that allow you to cast something without paying its mana cost. You only get to choose X values in the mana cost if you're casting the spell for its mana cost.
Also, note that Unexpected Results doesn't cause you to draw anything. It merely reveals the top card of your library; that card is still in your library, though. Therefore, miracle won't trigger.
Rhadamanthus says... #1
When something has X in its mana cost and you're instructed to cast it "without paying its mana cost", you have to set X=0 (unless the text of the card specifically sets X to a particular number, but Entreat the Angels doesn't do that).
October 6, 2013 5:09 p.m.