You can't choose to pay extra mana to cast a creature spell unless something instructs you to.
Marath, Will of the Wild
You announce the value of X as you activate the ability, and all instances of X in the activation cost are equal to the announced value. For example, if you choose 2 as the value of X, then you pay 2 and remove two +1/+1 counters to pay the cost.
If Marath enters the battlefield without being cast, then no mana was spent to cast it. It will therefore enter the battlefield without any +1/+1 counters. If no other effects are increasing its toughness at that time, it will subsequently be put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based action.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.27. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.26 and $1.41 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from CMR — the lineup includes Etched Foil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #527 of *Commander Legends*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2020 Commander Legends release.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Elemental Beast, color identity green/red/white, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {R}{G}{W} (3 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,126 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Tyler Jacobson. Rarix catalogs 541 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Tyler Jacobson
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