wotc
The third ability applies only to casting spells. It does not, for example, change when you may activate abilities that can be activated "only as a sorcery."
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #2286
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
sld·#2286·rare·borderless
Illus. Ryan Roadkill
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Oct '25
8 mo ago
Value
$7.38+$0 (+4.5%)
30 days high $7.39 · low $7.06
Volatility · moderate
EUR€8.75USD$7.38
NM$7.38
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #1,246 · Common include
Variants
Gameplay
Legendary Artifact Creature — Thopter
Flash
Flying
You may cast colorless spells and artifact spells as though they had flash.
Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana spent to cast that spell is greater than Liberator's power, put a +1/+1 counter on Liberator.
1/2
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
The last ability cares only about the amount of mana that was actually spent to cast the spell, regardless of its mana cost.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Ryan Roadkill
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