NPHNew Phyrexia

Mental Misstep

Mental Misstep from New Phyrexia
Mental Misstep from New Phyrexia

Instant   {U/P} (CMC:1)

({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.) Counter target spell with converted mana cost 1.

"Your first mistake was thinking I would let you live long enough to make a second." —Sarnvax, Gitaxian sective

38 NPH • ENErica Yang

Legal in: Scars of Mirrodin Block,Vintage,Freeform,Prismatic,Tribal Wars Legacy,Singleton 100,Commander

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6/1/2011
A card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.
6/1/2011
To calculate the converted mana cost of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.
6/1/2011
As you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.
6/1/2011
If you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.
6/1/2011
Phyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't add Phyrexian mana to their mana pools.
6/1/2011
If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be the value chosen for it while that spell is on the stack.
6/1/2011
Each Phyrexian mana symbol in a spell's mana cost contributes 1 to that spell's converted mana cost. For example, Mental Misstep's converted mana cost is 1, regardless of how its cost was paid.

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