Karn's Sylex
$0.85 / €0.80
3 printings
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Karn's Sylex enters tapped.
Players can't pay life to cast spells or to activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.
, , Exile Karn's Sylex: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X or less. Activate only as a sorcery.
Players can't pay life to cast spells or to activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.
, , Exile Karn's Sylex: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X or less. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legal in
Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless
Rulings (5)
If a spell or an activated ability that isn’t a mana ability has a cost that requires a player to pay life, that spell or ability can’t be cast or activated.
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Other things may still cause players to pay life, such as a resolving spell or ability.
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Players may always pay 0 life, even if an effect says they can’t pay life.
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Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities are activated abilities (such as cycling) and will have colons in their reminder text.
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