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Flash

{1}{U}

Instant

Masters 25·a25 #57·Rare·2018·Art by Naomi Baker
StandardNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
CommanderBanned
LegacyBanned
PioneerNot Legal
VintageRestricted
Flash
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Oracle Text

You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you do, sacrifice it unless you pay its mana cost reduced by {2}.

No tactic transforms a battle like a well-timed carnivore.

Set
Masters 25 (A25)
Number
#57
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Naomi Baker
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$1.77
USD Foil
$13.18
EUR
€1.61
EUR Foil
€20.48
MTGO Tix
0.59

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
LegacyBanned
VintageRestricted
CommanderBanned

Rulings4

3/16/2018·wotc

Only the generic mana in that creature's mana cost is reduced. For example, if that creature's mana cost is {1}{R}, you'll have to pay {R} to keep it.

3/16/2018·wotc

The creature enters the battlefield, so it will trigger enters-the-battlefield abilities even if you choose not to pay.

3/16/2018·wotc

If the creature has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

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