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9 months ago ::
Oct 04, 2012 - 11:07AM
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Mar 22, 2012
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This might be a silly question, but well, I'm still pretty new. The situtation is I have Rakdos, Lord of Riots  on the battlefield, with and want to cast a creature with an "X" in the casting cost. Let's say Lightning Serpent  . Assuming Rakdos has already attacked and connected with all 6 damage, can I use his ability and automatically put a 6 mana discount toward the X of the Lightning Serpent? I can't think of a reason why I couldn't, but that just seems kind of powerful. I guess I'm just confirming that that is ok.
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9 months ago ::
Oct 04, 2012 - 11:12AM
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Jul 28, 2010
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you first choose X, then calculate the cost for example your opponent had been dealt 6 damage if you choose X=6 Lightning Serpent would just cost  if you choose X=12 Lightning Serpent would cost 
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9 months ago ::
Oct 04, 2012 - 11:14AM
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X in costs are affected by cost reduction effects, yes. If your opponent lost 6 life this turn, you essentially can choose an X up to 6 without having to pay anything for it.
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9 months ago ::
Oct 04, 2012 - 11:44AM
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total cost = mana cost or alternative cost + additional costs and cost increases - cost reductions The mana cost is X. Rakdos's effect is a cost reduction. Say your opponent lost 6 life and you picked X=6. total cost = mana cost or alternative cost + additional costs and cost increases - cost reductions = + [nothing] - =
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9 months ago ::
Oct 04, 2012 - 11:47AM
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«Dystocracy : A system of government in which corrupt leadership colludes with dishonest bankers and greedy elites in order to ensure that productive members of society –people who actually do useful work- bear the greatest share of taxes while gaining the least benefit possible.»
Sounds familiar?
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9 months ago ::
Oct 04, 2012 - 11:49AM
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Rakdos is very powerful.
that's offset by the rest of the Rakdos card being quite weak
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9 months ago ::
Oct 04, 2012 - 11:50AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 21, 2006
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Rakdos is very powerful.
that's offset by the rest of the Rakdos card being quite weak
Flying Trample 6/6 is weak?
«Dystocracy : A system of government in which corrupt leadership colludes with dishonest bankers and greedy elites in order to ensure that productive members of society –people who actually do useful work- bear the greatest share of taxes while gaining the least benefit possible.»
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9 months ago ::
Oct 04, 2012 - 11:51AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 21, 2006
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Oh! perhaps you meant Rakdos cardS...
Power Creep still happens, even if one «compensates»(???) by creating bad cards.
«Dystocracy : A system of government in which corrupt leadership colludes with dishonest bankers and greedy elites in order to ensure that productive members of society –people who actually do useful work- bear the greatest share of taxes while gaining the least benefit possible.»
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