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Casting Spells in 8 Easy Steps A guide to the most common thing in Magic by Anniek van der Peijl

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Casting Spells in 8 Easy Steps

A guide to the most common thing in Magic by Anniek van der Peijl

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Let's cast something!

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Let's cast something!

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8 Easy Steps

1. Announce & move to stack2. Announce modes, options3. Announce targets4. Divide or distribute5. Determine total cost6. Mana abilities7. Pay cost in any order8. Done!

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The trouble starts... ➢ Announce & move to stack

➢ Announce modes, options

➢ Announce targets

➢ Divide or distribute

➢ Determine total cost

➢ Mana abilities

➢ Pay cost in any order

➢ Done!

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Cost?Alternative cost

Additional cost

Mana cost

Unpayable cost Costs (X) more/less to cast

Total cost

Converted mana cost

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Cost!

● Additional costs● Kicker● Replicate● Buyback● 'as an additional cost'● Etc...

AS MANY AS YOU WANT

● Alternative costs● Flashback● Overload● 'without paying its

mana cost'● Morph● Etc...

ONLY 1

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➢ Announce & move to stack

➢ Announce modes, options

Max. 1 alternativeAny number additional

➢ Announce targets

➢ Divide or distribute

➢ Determine total cost

➢ Mana abilities

➢ Pay cost in any order

➢ Done!

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➢ Announce & move to stack

➢ Announce modes, options

Max. 1 alternativeAny number additional

➢ Announce targets

➢ Divide or distribute

➢ Determine total cost

➢ Mana abilities

➢ Pay cost in any order

➢ Done!

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➢ Announce & move to stack

➢ Announce modes, options

Max. 1 alternativeAny number additional

➢ Announce targets

➢ Divide or distribute

➢ Determine total cost

➢ Mana abilities

➢ Pay cost in any order

➢ Done!

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➢ Announce & move to stack

➢ Announce modes, options

Max. 1 alternativeAny number additional

➢ Announce targets

➢ Divide or distribute

➢ Determine total cost

➢ Mana abilities

➢ Pay cost in any order

➢ Done!

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Total Cost

Total Cost =

Mana cost or alternative cost+

Additional costs+

Cost increases–

Cost reductions

As modified by options like phyrexian mana or X

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➢ Announce & move to stack

➢ Announce modes, options

Max. 1 alternativeAny number additional

➢ Announce targets

➢ Divide or distribute

➢ Determine total cost

➢ Mana abilities

➢ Pay cost in any order

➢ Done!

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➢ Announce & move to stack

➢ Announce modes, options

Max. 1 alternativeAny number additional

➢ Announce targets

➢ Divide or distribute

➢ Determine total cost

➢ Mana abilities

➢ Pay cost in any order

➢ Done!

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And then there are some other things...

➢ Announce & move to stack

➢ Announce modes, options

Max. 1 alternativeAny number additional

➢ Announce targets

➢ Divide or distribute

➢ Determine total cost

➢ Mana abilities

➢ Pay cost in any order

➢ Done!

Bestow:Alternative Cost

Changes type and adds 'Enchant' ability

Suspend:Special action

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➢ Announce & move to stack

➢ Announce modes, options

Max. 1 alternativeAny number additional

➢ Announce targets

➢ Divide or distribute

➢ Determine total cost

➢ Mana abilities

➢ Pay cost in any order

➢ Done!

Morph

+

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➢ Announce & move to stack

➢ Announce modes, options

Max. 1 alternativeAny number additional

➢ Announce targets

➢ Divide or distribute

➢ Determine total cost

➢ Mana abilities

➢ Pay cost in any order

➢ Done!

Turning face-down

Paying 3

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Max. 1 alternative cost

Any number of additonal costs

Convoke

➢ Announce & move to stack

➢ Announce modes, options

➢ Announce targets

➢ Divide or distribute

➢ Determine total cost

➢ Mana abilities

➢ Pay cost in any order

➢ Done!

Morph and Suspend

Mana / alternative cost (as modified by options) + additional costs + increase – decrease, then Trinisphere

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Questions!