Question 1

Ruling for Torch Slinger: To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative c...

Accepted Answer

To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

Question 2

Ruling for Torch Slinger: If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."

Accepted Answer

If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."

Question 3

Ruling for Torch Slinger: If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied ...

Accepted Answer

If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.

Question 4

Ruling for Torch Slinger: If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kick...

Accepted Answer

If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.

Question 5

Ruling for Torch Slinger: The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.

Accepted Answer

The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.

Question 6

Ruling for Torch Slinger: If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without castin...

Accepted Answer

If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi (DDP)	#63	common	en	Andrew Robinson	$0.16	—
Zendikar (ZEN)	#151	common	en	Andrew Robinson	$0.06	$0.20
Zendikar (ZEN)	#151	common	de	Andrew Robinson	—	—
Zendikar (ZEN)	#151	common	es	Andrew Robinson	—	—
Zendikar (ZEN)	#151	common	fr	Andrew Robinson	—	—
Zendikar (ZEN)	#151	common	it	Andrew Robinson	—	—
Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi (DDP)	#63	common	ja	Andrew Robinson	—	—
Zendikar (ZEN)	#151	common	ja	Andrew Robinson	—	—
Zendikar (ZEN)	#151	common	pt	Andrew Robinson	—	—
Zendikar (ZEN)	#151	common	ru	Andrew Robinson	—	—
Zendikar (ZEN)	#151	common	zhs	Andrew Robinson	—	—

Torch Slinger

Torch Slinger

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