Would Aluren affect Omnath Locus of Mana in a way that as a commander, he would not be affected by the age rule, and thusly could be played for no cost?
Asked by wroberts316 7 years ago
Because Aluren only takes the written cmc into account, would that negate the extra mana needed to summon Omnath back to the field if he were my commander and he were to be destroyed?
wroberts316 says... #2
Was away I see. Still an incredibly useful ability. Definitely going to make this a permanent staple for him. Thanks a ton! :)
Neotrup says... Accepted answer #1
No. When you cast a spell without paying it's mana cost, you still have to pay manditory additional costs, such as the Commander Tax, and still get to pay optional additional costs, such as Kicker. This is important for casting something like Fling, where if you didn't pay the additional cost the spell would not be able to do anything. Because Aluren allows you to cast Omnath, Locus of Mana as though he had flash, you are able to use your floating mana to pay the commander tax before it empties from your mana pool however.
December 14, 2017 12:52 a.m.