New Posts For Thread: Arcane Melee and X spells?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29417501/Arcane_Melee_and_X_spellsIf I have Arcane Melee out and I want to cast Black Sun's Zenith for 4, does the enchantment reduce the cost by two generic and I only have to pay 2BB for it?Thanks in advance!He might have been thinking that cost reducers automatically increase the value of X, and that casting BSZ while arcane melee it out will automatically make X = 2 or more. A lot of new players see it that way.Luckily, that's not how it works.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29417501/Arcane_Melee_and_X_spells?post_id=524846817#524846817He might have been thinking that cost reducers automatically increase the value of X, and that casting BSZ while arcane melee it out will automatically make X = 2 or more. A lot of new players see it that way.Luckily, that's not how it works.Sun, 07 Oct 2012 05:38:52 -0500Out of curiousity, why would you want to choose to not apply Arcane Melee 's cost reduction?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29417501/Arcane_Melee_and_X_spells?post_id=524846349#524846349Out of curiousity, why would you want to choose to not apply Arcane Melee 's cost reduction?Sun, 07 Oct 2012 04:58:51 -0500Awesome. Thanks a bunch guys. I appreciate it!http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29417501/Arcane_Melee_and_X_spells?post_id=524837125#524837125Awesome. Thanks a bunch guys. I appreciate it!Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:30:55 -0500You are welcome to pick a number smaller than 2. For example, if you pick X = 1, then the total cost of Black Sun's Zenith = - = . Arcane melee's effect is not optional.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29417501/Arcane_Melee_and_X_spells?post_id=524837087#524837087You are welcome to pick a number smaller than 2. For example, if you pick X = 1, then the total cost of Black Sun's Zenith = - = . Arcane melee's effect is not optional.Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:29:15 -0500You choose X before you determine the spell's cost. So you choose X=4, then you pay - = .http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29417501/Arcane_Melee_and_X_spells?post_id=524837063#524837063You choose X before you determine the spell's cost. So you choose X=4, then you pay - = .Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:28:16 -0500