Karn's Sylex

Mana Value

3

Rarity

mythic

Karn's Sylex

Legendary Artifact

{3}

Card Text

Karn's Sylex enters tapped. Players can't pay life to cast spells or to activate abilities that aren't mana abilities. {X}, {T}, Exile Karn's Sylex: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X or less. Activate only as a sorcery.

Set

Dominaria United

(DMU)

EDHREC Rank

#12,378

If a spell or an activated ability that isn’t a mana ability has a cost that requires a player to pay life, that spell or ability can’t be cast or activated.

Wotc — September 09, 2022

Other things may still cause players to pay life, such as a resolving spell or ability.

Wotc — September 09, 2022

Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities are activated abilities (such as cycling) and will have colons in their reminder text.

Wotc — September 09, 2022

An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.

Wotc — September 09, 2022

Players may always pay 0 life, even if an effect says they can’t pay life.

Wotc — September 09, 2022

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