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'''Offering''' is a [[keyword ability]] that allows a player to sacrifice an appropriate [[permanent]] to play a card with Offering as an [[instant]] and at reduced [[mana cost]]. It was introduced in [[Betrayers of Kamigawa]] in the five card "Patron" [[cycle]], and has not been reprinted since | '''Offering''' is a [[keyword ability]] that allows a player to sacrifice an appropriate [[permanent]] to play a card with Offering as an [[instant]] and at reduced [[mana cost]]. It was introduced in ''[[Betrayers of Kamigawa]]'' in the five card "Patron" [[cycle]], and has not been reprinted since. | ||
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*'''409.1f''' The player determines the total cost of the spell or ability. Usually this is just the mana cost (for spells) or activation cost (for abilities). Some cards list additional or alternative costs in their text, and some effects may increase or reduce the cost to pay. Costs may include paying mana, tapping permanents, sacrificing permanents, discarding cards, and so on. The total cost is the mana cost, activation cost, or alternative cost, plus all cost increases and minus all cost reductions. Once the total cost is determined, it becomes “locked in.” If effects would change the total cost after this time, they have no effect. | *'''409.1f''' The player determines the total cost of the spell or ability. Usually this is just the mana cost (for spells) or activation cost (for abilities). Some cards list additional or alternative costs in their text, and some effects may increase or reduce the cost to pay. Costs may include paying mana, tapping permanents, sacrificing permanents, discarding cards, and so on. The total cost is the mana cost, activation cost, or alternative cost, plus all cost increases and minus all cost reductions. Once the total cost is determined, it becomes “locked in.” If effects would change the total cost after this time, they have no effect. | ||
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==Rulings== | |||
*Sacrificing the creature for the offering is part of the announcement of the spell. No player has priority to respond to an offering until after the creature spell is on the stack. | |||
*You may sacrifice only one creature when using the offering ability. Multiple sacrifices aren't allowed. | |||
*Effects that don't allow a player to play creatures also stop a player from using the offering ability. | |||
*Using the offering ability changes the normal result when calculating total costs [409.1f]. | |||
*With [Object] offering, you may sacrifice an [Object] with a converted mana cost of 0. You have to pay the full mana cost for the Patron, but this allows you to play it whenever you could play an instant. | |||
*Colorless mana in the sacrificed creature's mana cost can only reduce generic costs. Colored mana in the sacrificed creature's mana cost reduces colored then generic costs. For example, offering a Fox that costs {{W}}{{W}}{{W}}{{W}} would reduce <c>Patron of the Kitsune</c> ({{4}}{{W}}{{W}}) to {{2}}. Offering a Fox that costs {{5}}{{W}} would reduce <c>Patron of the Kitsune</c> to {{W}}. | |||
*The cost reduction is calculated after cost increases. A <c>Patron of the Kitsune</c> with a <c>Sphere of Resistance</c> in play would cost {{5}}{{W}}{{W}}. Offering a Fox with a mana cost of {{5}}{{W}}{{W}} would cover all of the Patron's cost to play. | |||
*Offering reduces the total cost of a spell. The converted mana cost of the spell remains the same. | |||
*The creatures with the offering ability are <c>Patron of the Akki</c>, <c>Patron of the Kitsune</c>, <c>Patron of the Moon</c>, <c>Patron of the Nezumi</c>, and <c>Patron of the Orochi</c>. | |||
==Example== | ==Example== | ||
Revision as of 16:14, 12 February 2013
Offering is a keyword ability that allows a player to sacrifice an appropriate permanent to play a card with Offering as an instant and at reduced mana cost. It was introduced in Betrayers of Kamigawa in the five card "Patron" cycle, and has not been reprinted since.
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Rulings
- Sacrificing the creature for the offering is part of the announcement of the spell. No player has priority to respond to an offering until after the creature spell is on the stack.
- You may sacrifice only one creature when using the offering ability. Multiple sacrifices aren't allowed.
- Effects that don't allow a player to play creatures also stop a player from using the offering ability.
- Using the offering ability changes the normal result when calculating total costs [409.1f].
- With [Object] offering, you may sacrifice an [Object] with a converted mana cost of 0. You have to pay the full mana cost for the Patron, but this allows you to play it whenever you could play an instant.
- Colorless mana in the sacrificed creature's mana cost can only reduce generic costs. Colored mana in the sacrificed creature's mana cost reduces colored then generic costs. For example, offering a Fox that costs
would reduce Patron of the Kitsune (
) to 
. Offering a Fox that costs 
would reduce Patron of the Kitsune to . - The cost reduction is calculated after cost increases. A Patron of the Kitsune with a Sphere of Resistance in play would cost . Offering a Fox with a mana cost of would cover all of the Patron's cost to play.
- Offering reduces the total cost of a spell. The converted mana cost of the spell remains the same.
- The creatures with the offering ability are Patron of the Akki, Patron of the Kitsune, Patron of the Moon, Patron of the Nezumi, and Patron of the Orochi.
Example
Color percentages
There is a total of 5 cards that involve offering, which divide by color as such:
- Black = 20 %
- Blue = 20 %
- Green = 20 %
- Red = 20 %
- White = 20 %