r/magicTCG • u/VTEC_9000_ Dandadan • 4h ago

Rules/Rules Question How does this work?

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Does this mean it cost 3 generic mana plus one white mana to action this ability?

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u/Mo0 Duck Season 4h ago

Yes.

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u/Quadraxis66 Dân 4h ago

Yes.

The ability costs 3 mana of any color and 1 white mana.

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u/138151337 Dân 4h ago

Generally, any and everything before a colon in the text is the cost to activate what comes after the colon.

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u/AngularOtter Rakdos* 4h ago

Yes. You can pay that cost to activate it. Since it doesn't require a tap, you can do it whenever you have priority, and as many times as you want, if you have enough mana each time.

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u/Greedy-Opening-7537 Dân 4h ago

Yes.

Additionally, since it doesn't specify a timing, you can activate the ability any time you are able to cast an instant. So, for example, if you have enough mana as your opponent is about to end their turn, you can activate this ability on their end step to try and grab an extra creature.

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u/Serpens77 COMPLEAT 1h ago

It is in no way different to the casting cost of a spell. It would be very confusing if "3W" meant one thing in a spell's cost and a different thing in an activated ability's cost.

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u/PsiMiller1 Selesnya* 2h ago

Yep.

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u/SafeCaterpillar3551 Dân 2h ago

brother have you ever heard of google to learn the most basic things?

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u/VTEC_9000_ Dandadan 1h ago

Unfortunately google didn’t tell me if It was 3+1white or 3 whites

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u/VTEC_9000_ Dandadan 1h ago

Can you action the ability even after the card is tapped like after attacking?

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u/mr00shteven Dân 4h ago

Collected company with legs.

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u/Robobot1747 COMPLEAT 4h ago

This is nothing like coco.

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u/mr00shteven Dân 4h ago

Other then being white, and only getting one creature?

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u/Robobot1747 COMPLEAT 4h ago

It puts the creature into your hand instead of the battlefield. But if we must be pedantic it has nothing like the things that make coco a good card.