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Helm of Awakening

Card Name

Helm of Awakening

Mana Cost

2

Type

Artifact

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

Spells cost
1
 less to cast.

Flavor Text

"This little prize will cover your head, your spells, your bets, and your behind!" —Pashad ibn Asim, Suq'Ata trader

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(10/4/2004)
The generic X cost is still considered generic even if there is a requirement that a specific color be used for it. For example, "only black mana can be spent this way". This distinction is important for effects which reduce the generic portion of a spell's cost.
(10/4/2004)
This can lower the cost to zero, but not below zero.
(10/4/2004)
The effect is cumulative.
(10/4/2004)
The lower cost is not optional like with some other cost reducers.
(10/4/2004)
Can never affect the colored part of the cost.
(10/4/2004)
If this card is sacrificed to pay part of a spell's cost, the cost reduction still applies.