Dominaria United (dmu)
#234 • mythic • English • Foil
#234 • mythic • English • Foil
Karn's Sylex
3
Legendary Artifact
Karn's Sylex enters tapped.
Players can't pay life to cast spells or to activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.
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, Exile Karn's Sylex: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X or less. Activate only as a sorcery.
Players can't pay life to cast spells or to activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.
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, Exile Karn's Sylex: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X or less. Activate only as a sorcery.Illustrated by Adam Paquette
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Legalities
Not Legal
Legal
historicLegal
pioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyNot Legal
Legal
vintageLegal
CommanderLegal
brawlNot Legal
Rulings
If a spell or an activated ability that isn’t a mana ability has a cost that requires a player to pay life, that spell or ability can’t be cast or activated.
2022-09-09 • wotc
Other things may still cause players to pay life, such as a resolving spell or ability.
2022-09-09 • wotc
Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities are activated abilities (such as cycling) and will have colons in their reminder text.
2022-09-09 • wotc
An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.
2022-09-09 • wotc
Players may always pay 0 life, even if an effect says they can’t pay life.
2022-09-09 • wotc
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