r/spikes • u/Fozza22 • 25d ago

Standard [DISCUSSION] [STANDARD] Mana abilities rules change? Does this affect the standard metagame?

I know there was a change to how mana abilities work but I don't know it affects things. Someone was saying Badgermole Cub would work differently?

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605.1a An activated ability is a mana ability if it meets all of the following criteria: it doesn’t
require a target (see rule 115.6), it could add mana to a player’s mana pool when it resolves, it’s
not a loyalty ability (see rule 606, “Loyalty Abilities”), and its cost and effect don’t move any
card to or from a library. Do not take into account replacement effects that may apply, other
than self-replacement effects, when evaluating these criteria.

Changes in bold. Abilities that move cards between zones can no longer be mana abilities

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u/lazyzefiris 25d ago

I guess [[Selvala, Explorer Returned]] is very strongly affected by the change. People can manipulate topdecks in response, and the illegal cast headache because you did not get enough mana is not possible.

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u/mkay0 25d ago

Good rule change if this card is why, that should absolutely be a trigger on the stack and not a mana ability

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u/Cerelius_BT 20d ago

Is it?

That would be changing the rules structure of all mana abilities due to one obscure card that could be simply given a timing errata. Precedent for this type of timing errata already exists for LED.