Karn's Sylex (Dominaria United) - Gatherer

Karn's Sylex

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Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Karn's Sylex

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Legendary Artifact

Card Text:

Karn's Sylex enters the battlefield tapped.

Players can't pay life to cast spells or to activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.

, Exile Karn's Sylex: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X or less. Activate only as a sorcery.

Expansion:

Dominaria United

Rarity:

Mythic Rare

Card Number:

234

Artist:

Adam Paquette

Rulings

9/9/2022	If a spell or an activated ability that isn't a mana ability has a cost that requires a player to pay life, that spell or ability can't be cast or activated.
9/9/2022	Other things may still cause players to pay life, such as a resolving spell or ability.
9/9/2022	Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities are activated abilities (such as cycling) and will have colons in their reminder text.
9/9/2022	An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.
9/9/2022	Players may always pay 0 life, even if an effect says they can't pay life.