Rule evolution

Rule 118.6a

Previously numbered 116.6a, 117.6a.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 0 wording revisions · 2 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release116.6aDetails
    If an unpayable cost is increased by an effect or an additional cost is imposed, the cost is still unpayable. If an alternative cost is applied to an unpayable cost, including an effect that allows a player to cast a spell without paying its mana cost, the alternative cost may be paid.
  2. Renumbered116.6a → 117.6aDetails

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    116. Costs

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    117. Costs

    If an unpayable cost is increased by an effect or an additional cost is imposed, the cost is still unpayable. If an alternative cost is applied to an unpayable cost, including an effect that allows a player to cast a spell without paying its mana cost, the alternative cost may be paid.
  3. Renumbered117.6a → 118.6aDetails

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    117. Costs

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    118. Costs

    If an unpayable cost is increased by an effect or an additional cost is imposed, the cost is still unpayable. If an alternative cost is applied to an unpayable cost, including an effect that allows a player to cast a spell without paying its mana cost, the alternative cost may be paid.

Current in the latest available Rules
Unchanged since 2026-08-07.