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Baleful Mastery

{3}{B}

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The List·plst #STX-64·Rare·2024·Art by Chris Cold
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Baleful Mastery
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Oracle Text

You may pay {1}{B} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.

If the {1}{B} cost was paid, an opponent draws a card.

Exile target creature or planeswalker.

Set
The List (PLST)
Number
#STX-64
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Chris Cold
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil
USD
$3.74
EUR
€2.83

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings5

4/16/2021·wotc

If you copy a "Mastery" spell and the alternative cost was paid, the copy will resolve as though the cost was paid.

4/16/2021·wotc

The mana value of a spell on the stack is determined by its mana cost, not any alternative costs you used to pay for it.

4/16/2021·wotc

In a multiplayer game, you choose which opponent takes the prescribed action as the spell resolves.

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