First printed in Tempest (1997)
All 7 prints
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less to cast.- Illustrated by
- Sue Ellen Brown
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Standard Brawl
Rulings (5)
- If a spell you cast has
in its mana cost, you choose the value of X before calculating the spell's total cost. - If there are additional costs to cast a spell, or if the cost to cast a spell is increased by an effect (such as the one created by Thalia, Guardian of Thraben's ability), apply those increases before applying cost reductions.
- The ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any spell. It changes only the total cost you pay.
- The cost reduction can apply to alternative costs such as flashback costs.
- The ability can't reduce the amount of colored mana you pay for a spell. It reduces only the generic mana component of that cost.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
13 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite storm count…: Orvar, the All-Form + Sapphire Medallion + View from Above (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Corridor Monitor + Retraction Helix + Sapphire Medallion + Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Banishing Knack + Corridor Monitor + Sapphire Medallion + Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Aethersnipe + Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea + Sapphire Medallion
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Pitiless Plunderer + Sapphire Medallion + Transplant Theorist + Wretched Throng
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Pitiless Plunderer + Sapphire Medallion + Tomb Trawler + Wretched Throng
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Barkform Harvester + Pitiless Plunderer + Sapphire Medallion + Wretched Throng
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Ashnod's Altar + Paradox Shaper // Omit Variables + Pitiless Plunderer + Sapphire Medallion + Wretched Throng
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Ashnod's Altar + Pitiless Plunderer + Sapphire Medallion + Sundering Archaic + Wretched Throng
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Pitiless Plunderer + Sapphire Medallion + Soldevi Digger + Wretched Throng
