Delve doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value. For example, Treasure Cruise's mana value is 8 even if you exiled three cards to cast it.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #72
Gurmag Angler
frf·#72·common·nonfoil
Illus. YW Tang
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wishlisted
Jan '15
11 yr ago
Value
$0.27+$0 (+22.7%)
30 days high $0.29 · low $0.21
Volatility · high
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
EUR€0.26USD$0.27TIX
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #21,008 · Fringe play
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Gameplay
Creature — Zombie Fish
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}.)
If everything in the Gurmag Swamp hungers for human flesh, what bait could be more effective?
5/5
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 3
wotc
wotc
Because delve isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs, such as flashback. It can also be used to pay for additional costs that include generic mana.
wotc
You can exile cards to pay only for generic mana, and you can't exile more cards than the generic mana requirement of a spell with delve. For example, you can't exile more than seven cards from your graveyard to cast Treasure Cruise unless an effect has increased its cost.
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