To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a madness cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.
Alms of the Vein
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.
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.
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 #98 in Shadows over Innistrad Remastered.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {2}{B} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Madness.
Legal in Tlr, Duel, Brawl, Legacy, Modern, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #13,633 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by David Gaillet.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. David Gaillet
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