Printings
Ancient Cellarspawn
Card Information
Type: Enchantment Creature — Horror
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 3
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 16
Oracle Text
Each spell you cast that's a Demon, Horror, or Nightmare costs {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana spent to cast it was less than its mana value, target opponent loses life equal to the difference.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- September 20, 2024
If the spell is no longer on the stack when Ancient Cellarspawn's last ability resolves, use its mana value as it last existed on the stack.
Source: wotc - September 20, 2024
Ancient Cellarspawn's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
Source: wotc - September 20, 2024
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
Source: wotc - September 20, 2024
For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.
Source: wotc
Price History
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