Question 1

Ruling for Hit the Mother Lode: A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative...

Accepted Answer

A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.

Question 2

Ruling for Hit the Mother Lode: If you can't cast the discovered card (perhaps because there are no legal target...

Accepted Answer

If you can't cast the discovered card (perhaps because there are no legal targets for the spell), you'll put it into your hand.

Question 3

Ruling for Hit the Mother Lode: If you discover an adventurer card, split card, or modal double-faced card, you ...

Accepted Answer

If you discover an adventurer card, split card, or modal double-faced card, you might be able to cast that card with either set of characteristics depending on the effect's discover value. For example, if you discover 4 and reveal Galvanic Giant (an adventurer card from Wilds of Eldraine with a mana value of 4), you could cast Galvanic Giant, but not Storm Reading (its Adventure, which has a mana value of 7). If you discover 7 and reveal Galvanic Giant, you could cast either Galvanic Giant or Storm Reading.

Question 4

Ruling for Hit the Mother Lode: Some spells and abilities that cause you to discover may require targets. If eac...

Accepted Answer

Some spells and abilities that cause you to discover may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and you won't discover.

Question 5

Ruling for Hit the Mother Lode: When you discover, you must exile cards. The only optional part of the ability i...

Accepted Answer

When you discover, you must exile cards. The only optional part of the ability is whether you cast the exiled card or put it into your hand.

Question 6

Ruling for Hit the Mother Lode: If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost", you can't choose to cast it ...

Accepted Answer

If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost", you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast it.

Question 7

Ruling for Hit the Mother Lode: You won't create any Treasure tokens until you finish discovering. For example, ...

Accepted Answer

You won't create any Treasure tokens until you finish discovering. For example, if the card you discover has "As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact," you can't sacrifice one of the Treasures from Hit the Mother Lode to pay that additional cost.

Question 8

Ruling for Hit the Mother Lode: The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its tw...

Accepted Answer

The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If discover allows you to cast a split card, you may cast either half (as long as its mana value is less than or equal to the effect's discover value) but not both halves.

Question 9

Ruling for Hit the Mother Lode: If the discovered card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value ...

Accepted Answer

If the discovered card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

Question 10

Ruling for Hit the Mother Lode: You exile the cards face up. All players will be able to see them.

Accepted Answer

You exile the cards face up. All players will be able to see them.

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#153	rare	en	Diego Gisbert	$0.32	$0.35
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#404	rare	en	Bram Sels	—	$0.22
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos (PLCI)	#153s	rare	en	Diego Gisbert	—	$0.71
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#375	rare	en	Diego Gisbert	$0.34	$0.55
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos (PLCI)	#153p	rare	en	Diego Gisbert	$0.34	$0.50
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#375	rare	de	Diego Gisbert	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#153	rare	de	Diego Gisbert	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#404	rare	de	Bram Sels	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#153	rare	es	Diego Gisbert	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#375	rare	fr	Diego Gisbert	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#404	rare	fr	Bram Sels	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#153	rare	fr	Diego Gisbert	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#153	rare	it	Diego Gisbert	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#153	rare	ja	Diego Gisbert	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#375	rare	ja	Diego Gisbert	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#153	rare	pt	Diego Gisbert	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#375	rare	zhs	Diego Gisbert	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#153	rare	zhs	Diego Gisbert	—	—

Hit the Mother Lode

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