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1 year ago ::
Jan 17, 2012 - 12:48PM
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I searched, but couldn't find a specific answer for this. When you cast Geistflame  for its flashback cost, can it be countered by Mental Misstep  ? The Comprehensive rules say "You may cast this card from your graveyard by paying (cost) rather than paying its mana cost," which implies to me that the mana cost on the card remains R, even if you used 3R as an alternate cost to cast it. I wanted to be certain, however.
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1 year ago ::
Jan 17, 2012 - 12:49PM
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Cannot be relied upon^
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1 year ago ::
Jan 17, 2012 - 12:50PM
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Yes, Geistflame can be countered by Mental Misstep no matter whether it was cast normally or flashed back. The mana cost of a spell is whatever is in the top-right-hand corner of the card--it isn't based on what you actually needed to spend to cast it.
And so people say to me, "How do I know if a word is real?" You know, anyone who's read a children's book knows that love makes things real. If you love a word, use it! That makes it real. Being in the dictionary is an artificial distinction; it doesn't make the word any more real than any other word. If you love a word, it becomes real.
--Erin McKean, Redefining the Dictionary
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1 year ago ::
Jan 17, 2012 - 12:50PM
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Date Joined:
May 15, 2001
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Yes.
Mental Misstep only cares about the converted mana cost, not what you actually paid for the spell.
MTG Rules Advisor
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