If you cast a spell with {X} in its mana cost this way, the only legal choice for X is 0.
Demon of Fate's Design
If you cast a spell for another cost "rather than paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the card.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.37. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.30 and $0.61 across 58 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from DSC — the lineup includes Nonfoil 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 #137 of *Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2024 Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander release.
Card type: Enchantment Creature — Demon, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{B}{B} (6 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying and Trample.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #2,971 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Fajareka Setiawan. Rarix catalogs 175 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Fajareka Setiawan
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