New Posts For Thread: What's the maximum viable converted mana cost?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29499905/Whats_the_maximum_viable_converted_mana_costI'm new to magic so I'm looking for some deck building parameters. I wonder at what point are cards generally just to expensive to cast. I found this article interesting, though it's from 2009 so maybe things have changed. Of course it depends on theSee? This is my point. We can't just say "What's playable?" A three-color card with ccdddee would normally be unplayable, but Cruel Ultimatum . Green sucks in limited, but ROE limited was basically everyone draftinghttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29499905/Whats_the_maximum_viable_converted_mana_cost?post_id=526357519#526357519See? This is my point. We can't just say "What's playable?" A three-color card with ccdddee would normally be unplayable, but Cruel Ultimatum . Green sucks in limited, but ROE limited was basically everyone draftingSun, 25 Nov 2012 12:11:55 -0600Well, yes, a card with cmc 20 would instantly be playable, but that would be for entirely different reasons .http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29499905/Whats_the_maximum_viable_converted_mana_cost?post_id=526339949#526339949Well, yes, a card with cmc 20 would instantly be playable, but that would be for entirely different reasons .Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:33:21 -0600I'd say 20.Obviously Broken Card Random typeDomain--~ costs less if you control a plains, less if you control an island, less if you control a forest, less if you control a mountain, and less if you control a forest.Whatever other abilities.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29499905/Whats_the_maximum_viable_converted_mana_cost?post_id=526332345#526332345I'd say 20.Obviously Broken Card Random typeDomain--~ costs less if you control a plains, less if you control an island, less if you control a forest, less if you control a mountain, and less if you control a forest.Whatever other abilities.Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:50:18 -0600Generally, maximum mana cost is usually a trivial matter- As for importance of mana cost in constructed play- 2 is usually the most key, followed by 4. 2 Drops are where many mana curves begin and 2 is reserved for spells too powerful to be cast forhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29499905/Whats_the_maximum_viable_converted_mana_cost?post_id=526322891#526322891Generally, maximum mana cost is usually a trivial matter- As for importance of mana cost in constructed play- 2 is usually the most key, followed by 4. 2 Drops are where many mana curves begin and 2 is reserved for spells too powerful to be cast forSat, 24 Nov 2012 06:19:41 -0600I would go max 5cc and 24-28 lands to support such a high cost.I usually play with the following mana: (Which can be split into two colors at any time)24 lands12 1cc12 2cc8 3cc4 4cc22 lands12 1cc12 2cc14 3ccSplit the mana evenly unless one color is shttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29499905/Whats_the_maximum_viable_converted_mana_cost?post_id=526320753#526320753I would go max 5cc and 24-28 lands to support such a high cost.I usually play with the following mana: (Which can be split into two colors at any time)24 lands12 1cc12 2cc8 3cc4 4cc22 lands12 1cc12 2cc14 3ccSplit the mana evenly unless one color is sSat, 24 Nov 2012 03:56:28 -0600