Madness works independently of why you're discarding the card. You could discard it to pay a cost, because a spell or ability tells you to, or because you have too many cards in your hand during your cleanup step. You can't discard a card with madness just because you want to, though.
Voldaren Pariah // Abolisher of Bloodlines
If you discard a card with madness to pay the cost of a spell or activated ability, that card's madness triggered ability (and the spell that card becomes, if you choose to cast it) will resolve before the spell or ability the discard paid for.
A spell cast for its madness cost is put onto the stack like any other spell. It can be countered, copied, and so on. As it resolves, it's put onto the battlefield if it's a permanent card or into its owner's graveyard if it's an instant or sorcery card.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SIR — 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.
This card belongs to *Shadows over Innistrad Remastered* (released March 2023).
Card #138 in Shadows over Innistrad Remastered.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Vampire Horror // Creature — Eldrazi Vampire. Color identity: black. Keyword abilities: Flying, Transform, and Madness.
Legal in Duel, Brawl, Penny, Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer.
EDHrec ranks this card #11,874 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by James Ryman.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. James Ryman
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