Rule evolution

Rule 107.3h

Previously numbered 107.3g.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2015-01-23 · 0 wording revisions · 1 renumbering

  1. Added107.3gDetails
    If an effect instructs a player to pay an object’s mana cost that includes {X}, the value of X is treated as 0 unless the object is a spell on the stack. In that case, the value of X is the value chosen or determined for it as the spell was cast.
  2. Renumbered107.3g → 107.3hDetails

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    107. Numbers and Symbols

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    107. Numbers and Symbols

    If an effect instructs a player to pay an object’s mana cost that includes {X}, the value of X is treated as 0 unless the object is a spell on the stack. In that case, the value of X is the value chosen or determined for it as the spell was cast.

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Unchanged since 2026-08-07.