Freecast and X spells
Posted: 16 Nov 2012, 21:33Dinghammer reported:
The attached image shows the options when cascading into an X spell. X must always be zero when casting an X spell without paying its mana cost.
This is different from buyback, kicker, and other additional costs.
107.3b If a player is casting a spell that has an
in its mana cost, the value of X isn't defined by the text of that spell, and an effect lets that player cast that spell while paying neither its mana cost nor an alternative cost that includes X, then the only legal choice for X is 0. This doesn't apply to effects that only reduce a cost, even if they reduce it to zero. See rule 601, "Casting Spells."
The attached image shows the options when cascading into an X spell. X must always be zero when casting an X spell without paying its mana cost.
This is different from buyback, kicker, and other additional costs.
107.3b If a player is casting a spell that has an
in its mana cost, the value of X isn't defined by the text of that spell, and an effect lets that player cast that spell while paying neither its mana cost nor an alternative cost that includes X, then the only legal choice for X is 0. This doesn't apply to effects that only reduce a cost, even if they reduce it to zero. See rule 601, "Casting Spells."