so I'm in a commander game, I cast jeleva I get a {volcanic geyser} as one of the spells from my buddy. Since it says to cast without paying its mana cost, could I just do lethal damage and not pay for it?
Quote from: Distriimuir on December 26, 2014, 01:19:38 PM
so I'm in a commander game, I cast jeleva I get a {volcanic geyser} as one of the spells from my buddy. Since it says to cast without paying its mana cost, could I just do lethal damage and not pay for it?
Nope.
107.3b If a player is casting a spell that has an {X} in its mana cost, the value of X isn't defined by the text of that spell, and an effect lets that player cast that spell while paying neither its mana cost nor an alternative cost that includes X, then the only legal choice for X is 0. This doesn't apply to effects that only reduce a cost, even if they reduce it to zero. See rule 601, "Casting Spells."
x must be zero if you cast it without paying it's costs.
That's what I was thinking. Thanks!