„Kostenlos" mit Steuern
Judge Level 1Force of Will für 0 Mana? Nicht, solange Thalia zuschaut.
Beteiligte Karten
Die Falle
Dein Gegner kontrolliert Thalia, Guardian of Thraben („Nichtkreatur-Zaubersprüche kosten beim Wirken 
mehr"). Er wirkt etwas Bedrohliches — du bist komplett ausgetappt, hältst aber Force of Will und eine blaue Karte.
Was passiert?
Rettet dich Force of Will?
Du willst die alternativen Kosten zahlen: eine blaue Karte exilieren und 1 Lebenspunkt. Was kostet der Spruch wirklich?
Wähle eine Antwort — dann geht es weiter.
Die Gesamtkosten werden in fester Reihenfolge gebaut: Erst ersetzen alternative Kosten die Manakosten, DANN kommen Zusatzkosten, Erhöhungen und Reduktionen obendrauf (601.2f). Thalias Steuer trifft also auch „kostenlose" Sprüche.
601.2fThe player determines the total cost of the spell. Usually this is just the mana cost. Some spells have additional or alternative costs. Some effects may increase or reduce the cost to pay, or may provide other alternative costs. Costs may include paying mana, tapping permanents, sacrificing permanents, discarding cards, and so on. The total cost is the mana cost or alternative cost (as determined in rule 601.2b), plus all additional costs and cost increases, and minus all cost reductions. If multiple cost reductions apply, the player may apply them in any order. If the mana component of the total cost is reduced to nothing by cost reduction effects, it is considered to be 
. It can’t be reduced to less than . Once the total cost is determined, any effects that directly affect the total cost are applied. Then the resulting total cost becomes “locked in.” If effects would change the total cost after this time, they have no effect.
Die Rechnung
Blaue Karte exilieren + 1 Leben + — und das hast du nicht. Der bedrohliche Spruch verrechnet sich ungestört.
601.2fThe player determines the total cost of the spell. Usually this is just the mana cost. Some spells have additional or alternative costs. Some effects may increase or reduce the cost to pay, or may provide other alternative costs. Costs may include paying mana, tapping permanents, sacrificing permanents, discarding cards, and so on. The total cost is the mana cost or alternative cost (as determined in rule 601.2b), plus all additional costs and cost increases, and minus all cost reductions. If multiple cost reductions apply, the player may apply them in any order. If the mana component of the total cost is reduced to nothing by cost reduction effects, it is considered to be . It can’t be reduced to less than . Once the total cost is determined, any effects that directly affect the total cost are applied. Then the resulting total cost becomes “locked in.” If effects would change the total cost after this time, they have no effect.
Merksatz
Steuereffekte (Thalia, Sphere of Resistance & Co.) sind gerade GEGEN „kostenlose" Sprüche stark: Alternative Kosten schützen nicht vor Erhöhungen.
Stack
Force of Will
Alternativ: blaue Karte exilieren + 1 Leben zahlen
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Nichtkreatur-Zaubersprüche kosten mehr
Der Stack ist leer.
Schlachtfeld
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