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A '''generic mana cost''' is a [[mana cost]] that can be paid with [[mana]] of any type; meaning mana of any [[color]], as well as [[colorless]] mana.
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A generic mana cost is represented by a number or an X in a gray circle ({{x}}, {{1}}, {{2}}, {{3}}, {{4}}, and so on).
 
==Rules==
{{CR|107.4b}}
{{CR|glossary|Generic Mana}}
 
==Difference with colorless==
There is no such thing as "generic mana".<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/solemn-oath-part-1-2015-12-28|A Solemn Oath, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|December 28, 2015 }}</ref> Though you can use [[colorless]] [[mana]] to pay for generic mana costs, they are not the same thing. "Generic" is a type of cost. "Colorless" is a type of mana. You can't produce generic mana, but you can produce colorless mana and have a colorless cost (first introduced with ''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'').
 
[[R&D]] came to the conclusion that they had to stop using the mana circle with a number to represent both generic and colorless mana. Changing the representation of colorless mana was easier, as it's represented far less, so they to made the new mana symbol {{C}}. This change was made along with the rules update for the expansion ''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'', which features colorless as well as generic mana costs.
{{CR|106.10}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Miscellaneous mechanics]]
[[Category:Parts of a card]]

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