No X spells do not count. It can only play the converted mana cost. "IF" you were to play an X burn for example you could deal infinite damage. But clearly the card makers thought of this so you cannot play X burns or even if you did you would deal or gain zero life for example-note(you would only be able to pay the cost of the non X cost.)
Posted By:
EnV
(10/2/2009 6:01:18 AM)
This Guy Is Sick Had Him At The Pre And Took It All Home
Posted By:
MasterOfEtherium
(7/13/2009 11:50:12 PM)
it`s my little nauthy djinn
Posted By:
Iiory
(8/4/2009 7:44:08 AM)
This is an Air Elemental on roids, man!
Posted By:
thezanet
(1/29/2010 5:24:56 PM)
I wish this ability would allow you to play a land on your opponent's turn. That would drive this card's utility up overall, so that even if you don't have a way to peek at your library, your card is less likely to be wasted.
Also, considering the number of rulings on this card, I find the card text Wizards used to be insufficient. Wizards always stated that they wanted to attract new players with M10, but cards like this do not help with that. They should have probably decreased the text size and put in some reminder text.
Posted By:
ClowWizardEriol
(2/8/2010 7:29:34 AM)
zpfriem: Whispersilk Cloak is much better for protecting him. It also makes him unblockable. And it's in the same set.
With Halimar Depths, he's a whole lot better because you can save yourself from using other search/scry spells and can save that mana for his ability.
Also, to make him even more useful than his bad self already is, have things that can return creatures or permanents to their owners' hands so that he can get even more counters on him by being played again. Whiplash Trap could be a good one. Or just an Unsummon.
I'm making a deck for multiplayer based around him and Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir. With Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker, Sorin Markov, Leyline of Singularity....Oh man, this is gonna be a fun deck. :)
Posted By:
lukemol
(2/11/2010 8:30:42 PM)
Can imagine it working well with Bringer of the Black Dawn. Interesting card. Haven't tried it out yet.
Posted By:
Donovann
(2/28/2010 12:26:32 AM)
Oh man this goes great with sphinx of jwar isle! Throw two of each in your mono blue, or blue/whatever and the sphinx will cover your back for the last quarter or half of the game, while the djinn will be playing any more of your expensive cards and you can always choose to wait for the right one, with the sphinx's future sight ability. Definitely can finish the game with this duo delight!
Posted By:
EvilCleavage
(3/5/2010 9:05:59 PM)
how does the ruling work on cards with an X? on this page it only mentions conspire and kicker costs being available. if the top card of your library is a fireball, do you still get to pay X or does the djinn basically say 'your fireball does 0 damage, a ha!'
Posted By:
Uhhsam
(3/11/2010 8:48:08 PM)
It would be nice to arrange the top of your draw deck to play Emrakul.
Posted By:
LeoKula
(4/15/2010 10:29:44 AM)