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Brilliant Spectrum

{3}{U}

Sorcery

Battle for Zendikar·bfz #70·Common·2015·Art by Winona Nelson
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal

Oracle Text

— Draw X cards, where X is the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell. Then discard two cards.

There are more sights on Zendikar than the eyes can see.

Set
Battle for Zendikar (BFZ)
Number
#70
Rarity
Common
Artist
Winona Nelson
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.03
USD Foil
$0.04
EUR
0.05
EUR Foil
0.29
MTGO Tix
0.04

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings5

8/25/2015·wotc

If a spell with a converge ability is copied, no mana was spent to cast the copy, so the number of colors of mana spent to cast the spell will be zero. The number of colors spent to cast the original spell is not copied.

8/25/2015·wotc

If there are any alternative or additional costs to cast a spell with a converge ability, the mana spent to pay those costs will count. For example, if an effect makes sorcery spells cost {1} more to cast, you could pay {W}{U}{B}{R} to cast Radiant Flames and deal 4 damage to each creature.

8/25/2015·wotc

Unless a spell or ability allows you to, you can’t choose to pay more mana for a spell with a converge ability just to spend more colors of mana. Likewise, if a spell or ability reduces the amount of mana it costs you to cast a spell with converge, you can’t ignore that cost reduction in order to spend more colors of mana.

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