Rowan's activated ability counts the total amount of life you lost without taking into account any life you gained during that turn. For example, if you gained 3 life and lost 3 life earlier in the turn, the cost of black and/or red spells you cast this turn will be reduced by {3}.
Rowan's activated ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any spell. It changes only the total cost you pay.
Rowan's activated ability can't reduce the amount of colored mana you pay for a spell. It reduces only the generic mana component of that cost.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $8.25. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $8.75 across 91 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from WOE — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #300 of *Wilds of Eldraine*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2023 Wilds of Eldraine release.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Wizard, color identity black/red, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {1}{B}{R} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Menace.
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #8,504 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Abigail Larson. Rarix catalogs 11 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Abigail Larson
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The value of X is determined only once, at the time Rowan, Scion of War's activated ability resolves.
