If an effect increases or decreases the cost of spells you cast, that cost increase or decrease is applied to the alternative cost you chose to pay. In that case, the cost was still paid for the purposes of the effect, even if you paid more or less for it when it was cast.
If you choose to pay one alternative cost, you can’t pay any other alternative costs. For example, if an effect lets you cast a “Mastery” spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t also choose to pay its given alternative cost.
If you copy a “Mastery” spell and the alternative cost was paid, the copy will resolve as though the cost was paid.
Last observed at $0.31, down from $0.33 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.34 across 41 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $0.31.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from STX — the lineup includes Foil and 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 *Strixhaven: School of Mages* (released April 2021).
Card #146 in Strixhaven: School of Mages.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: green. Mana cost: {5}{G} (6 converted).
Legal in Duel, Brawl, Penny, Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer.
EDHrec ranks this card #11,701 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Cristi Balanescu.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Cristi Balanescu
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The mana value of a spell on the stack is determined by its mana cost, not any alternative costs you used to pay for it.
In a multiplayer game, you choose which opponent takes the prescribed action as the spell resolves.
