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Celestial Kirin

Card Name

Celestial Kirin

Mana Cost

2

Type

Legendary Creature – Kirin Spirit

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

FlyingWhenever you play a Spirit or Arcane spell, destroy all permanents with that spell's converted mana cost.

Flavor Text

All bow at its visitation—some in awe, some in honor, some in fear.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

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

Rulings

(6/1/2005)
If the Spirit or Arcane spell has
X
 in the mana cost, then you use the value of
X
 on the stack. For example, Shining Shoal costs
X
. If you choose X = 2, then Shining Shoal's mana value is 4. Shining Shoal also has an ability that says "You may exile a white card with mana value X from your hand rather than pay Shining Shoal's mana cost"; if you choose to pay the alternative cost and exile a card with mana value 2, then X is 2 while Shining Shoal is on the stack and its mana value is 4.