Disruptor Flute
Artifact
Oracle Text
Flash As this artifact enters, choose a card name. Spells with the chosen name cost
more to cast.
Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
Rules for this card
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A keyword ability that lets a player play a card any time they could cast an instant. See rule 702.8, “Flash.”
Rulings (5)
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Wizards of the CoastSome cards can have alternative names, such as split cards, adventurer cards, double-faced cards, and so on. You may choose one of the two names the card can have; Disruptor Flute's abilities won't affect anything with the other name. For example, if you choose Ondu Knotmaster, Throw a Line will still cost only
to cast.
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Wizards of the CoastTo determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
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Wizards of the CoastYou can choose the name of any card. You can't choose the name of a token unless it's also the name of a card.
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Wizards of the CoastActivated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.
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Wizards of the CoastIf you name a card that has both a mana ability and another activated ability, the mana ability can be activated but the other ability can't be activated.