Why is it called converted mana cost?
Why is it called converted mana cost?
Converted mana cost is a number, mana cost (totaled or not) includes color, alternate ways of payment, special restrictions (snow) etc. It’s called “converted” because you convert it to a plain integer.
What is the difference between CMC and mana value?
Moving forward, all references to CMC will be updated to say “mana value” instead. All rules regarding CMC will remain the same. Mana value is an update to the phrasing and doesn’t change any of the game’s rules.
What does Mana cost mean?
Mana cost, formerly printed and still colloquially known as casting cost, is the mana payment required to cast a spell or activate an ability. The mana cost of an object typically determines that object’s color.
What is the CMC of a token?
The mana cost does not exist, so you treat it as 0. Thus the CMC for most token creatures is 0. However, some tokens copy a creature in play; those tokens DO have a CMC because they have a mana cost to reference, and mana cost is a copyable trait.
Do lands have a mana cost?
Lands have a CMC (converted mana cost) of 0. They are put into play from Genesis Wave.
What is the mana value of a land?
The converted mana cost of a land card is 0.
Does a copy have CMC?
Mana cost is a copiable value. The copy will have the same CMC as whatever it’s copying. This FAQ answers many of the common questions asked in the MTGS Rulings forum. Take a look!
Do token copies copy CMC?
If a token is a copy of another permanent or card, then it has all of the characteristics of the original, including its mana cost. So, it’s converted mana cost is the same as the converted mana cost of the original permanent.
Do lands have a converted mana cost?
What does converted mana cost mean in MTG?
Quora User, started playing MTG over a year ago. The Converted Mana Cost of a card is the sum of it’s mana cost (in the top right corner of the card), regardless of the color. For example, a card that costs 1 Green, 2 Red, and 3 Generic mana, would have a CMC (Converted Mana Cost) of 1+2+3=6.
How do you convert hybrid mana to colorless mana?
The Hybrid Mana symbols () convert to 2. This converted cost is then added to the colorless mana cost of the card (if there is one). For example, a card with a mana cost of and both have a converted mana cost of 2.
How do you convert a mana cost into a CMC?
To convert a card’s mana cost into its CMC, players must add up all mana symbols that they find on the card’s mana cost. Each symbol, such as those of the five colors of mana, count as one point toward the CMC.
How does the Mana value of a card change?
The variable mana symbol X is the only way in which an object’s mana value can ever change. An X in a card’s mana cost is counted as 0 towards its mana value, except when that card is being cast. While on the stack, X takes the value of whatever value you’ve chosen when casting the card. Let’s look at some examples: