wotc
If the colorless spell has {X} in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when calculating that spell's mana value.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #717
Skittering Cicada
cmm·#717·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Denis Zhbankov
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Aug '23
2 yr ago
Value
$12.87$0 (-0.3%)
30 days high $12 · low $12
Volatility · moderate
EUR€10.79USD$11.87TIX9.65 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #3,220 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Insect
Flash
You may cast colorless spells as though they had flash.
Whenever you cast a colorless spell, until end of turn, this creature gains trample and gets +X/+X, where X is that spell's mana value.
2/2
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 3
wotc
Skittering Cicada's second ability applies only to casting spells. It does not, for example, change when you may activate abilities that can be activated "only as a sorcery."
wotc
Skittering Cicada's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Denis Zhbankov
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