Players may cast spells that they know Lavinia's second ability will counter. Any abilities that trigger when spells are cast will trigger and resolve if appropriate, and any effects that count spells cast will count those spells if appropriate.
If an effect allows a player to cast a spell without paying its mana cost, that player can't choose to cast it and pay its mana cost unless another rule or effect allows that player to cast it that way. However, if that spell also has additional costs that require mana, paying that mana will stop Lavinia's last ability from triggering.
For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.28. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.10 and $0.30 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MB2 — 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 #86 of *Mystery Booster 2*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 Mystery Booster 2 release.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Soldier, color identity blue/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {W}{U} (2 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #3,100 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Steven Belledin. Rarix catalogs 915 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Steven Belledin
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Effects that modify or replace the cost to cast a spell (such as flashback or casting a spell without paying its mana cost due to suspend) don't affect the spell's mana value, so they won't change whether Lavinia's first ability restricts that spell from being cast.
