When casting a spell with X in the mana cost, X will equal what was chosen when the spell was cast. (Usually this means that this was what was mana paid for as well, but effects that raise or lower costs can alter this.) For example, if you cast a targeting a , in order […]
Category: Characteristics
Phyrexian Metamorph is not a creature if it copies a noncreature artifact.
When an object enters play copying another object, it copies all ‘base’ characteristics. Other than copy effects, effects that are applied to the original are not copied. Also, unless the effect that copies the original says so, the copy will not have any additional types or colors. Which brings up to . As a Phyrexian […]
Lands are colorless.
Unless an effect specifically gives a land a color, lands are colorless. This is true regardless of what colors of mana a land can generate and even if a land has an additional ability that affects creatures or a specific color or if it generates an effect that just ‘seems’ like it should be a […]
Objects cannot be both black and nonblack
It is possible, and quite common, in Magic for an object (card, permanent or spell) to be a single color, multiple colors or colorless. But it is not possible for an object to be both of a quality and not of that quality. For example, can target a non-black creature. A creature that is both […]
What determines an object’s color.
The color of objects (cards, spells and permanents) is determined by the mana cost of the card in most cases. Effects like the one generated by or can add to an objects color or change it entirely. Objects with more than color of mana in their mana cost are obviously more than one color. This […]
Chimeric Mass’ converted mana cost = ?
The answer to that question depends on where is. When on the stack as a spell, the value of X in the converted mana cost of a spell is whatever was chosen when the spell was played. If you play Chimeric Mass and pay five mana, the converted mana cost of this spell will be […]