Carnage, Crimson Chaos

Rules for this card

• Mayhem Rule 702.187 Glossary

  A keyword ability that allows you to play cards you discarded this turn from your graveyard for an alternative cost. See rule 702.187, “Mayhem.”

• Trample Rule 702.19 Glossary

  A keyword ability that modifies how a creature assigns combat damage. See rule 702.19, “Trample.”

Rulings (4)

• September 19, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast
  Mayhem represents an alternative cost that can be paid to cast a spell from your graveyard if you discarded the card with mayhem that turn. You must pay any additional costs the spell has.
• September 19, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast
  If the returned creature can't attack for any reason (such as being tapped or having come under your control that turn), then it doesn't attack. If there's a cost associated with having it attack, you're not forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to attack in that case either.
• September 19, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast
  If a card in a graveyard has in its mana cost, X is 0 when determining its mana value.
• September 19, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast
  You must follow all normal timing rules when casting a spell with mayhem. For example, you can't cast a creature card with mayhem you couldn't normally cast during an opponent's turn, even if you discard that card during an opponent's turn.

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