Blasphemous act

[Kaleo42]

Can i counter {blasphemous act} with a {mental mistep} if there are 8 or more creatures on board.

[Willthomjr]

Cmc is different than casting cost. I think cmc is pretty straight forward with the cost in the upper right hand corner.

I'm saying no (50/50 guess)

[Kaleo42]

I know for a fact you can counter a {chimeric mass} if it was cast for 1. Thats where this confusion arose.

[Willthomjr]

I know for a fact you can counter a {chimeric mass} if it was cast for 1. Thats where this confusion arose.

Well that cmc would be 0 then, right?

[D3g3n]

For X spells, the cmc is equal to whatever the player casts for X. See rules 107.3.

For {Blaspheous Act}, its cmc is always 9. Alternative costs (or reduction in this case) does not affect the cmc of a card. See rule 117.9c.

[Kaleo42]

For X spells, the cmc is equal to whatever the player casts for X. See rules 107.3.

For {Blaspheous Act}, its cmc is always 9. Alternative costs (or reduction in this case) does not affect the cmc of a card. See rule 117.9c.

Thank you.

[D3g3n]

Welcome.

Oh before someone gets confused, when I said its cmc is X; for spells such as {Fireball}, its cmc is X + 1. And spells like {Entreat the Angels} is (2X) + 3.