Council of the Absolute
Card Information
Type: Creature — Human Advisor
Mana Cost: 2
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Dragon's Maze (DGM)
Rarity: Mythic
Collector Number: 62
Oracle Text
As this creature enters, choose a noncreature, nonland card name. Your opponents can't cast spells with the chosen name. Spells with the chosen name you cast cost {2} less to cast.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- April 15, 2013
If you name half of a split card with fuse, and then you cast both halves, the cost reduction will apply to the total cost of the spell. This is true even if the half with the chosen name requires only colored mana to cast.
Source: wotc - April 15, 2013
The last ability can reduce alternative costs such as overload costs.
Source: wotc - April 15, 2013
You can name either half of a split card, but not both. If you name half of a split card, your opponents can cast the other half. If that split card has fuse, your opponents can’t cast that card as a fused split card.
Source: wotc - April 15, 2013
The last ability can’t reduce the colored mana requirement of a spell.
Source: wotc - April 15, 2013
If a spell with the chosen name includes one generic mana in its cost to cast, that cost will be reduced by {1}.
Source: wotc - April 15, 2013
If there are additional costs to cast the spell, such as kicker costs, apply those increases before applying cost reductions.
Source: wotc
Price History
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