If a creature spell you cast this turn was countered by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.
Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Casting a Trap by paying its alternative cost doesn't change its mana cost or mana value. The only difference is the cost you actually pay.
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Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
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You may ignore a Trap's alternative cost condition and simply cast it for its normal mana cost. This is true even if its alternative cost condition has been met.
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If there are seven or fewer cards in your library, you'll look at all of them.
Random a card of Magic: The Gathering (MTG), but you can also roll the D20 dice, random a Planeswalker, have fun with the random rules and more.
rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.
Kieran Yanner2017-03-17
