#convoke

[magicjudge]

If I control Kykar, Wind's Fury and I want to cast Obelisk of Urd, can I tap three spirits to convoke and sacrifice those same three spirits for three red mana to cast Obelisk?

No, this doesn't work.

While you're allowed to pay the costs of a spell in any order (barring rare exceptions), you have to generate any mana you want to use to pay for the spell before you start paying costs.

Since making mana from the spirits would require sacrificing them, you can't have your cake and eat it too in this scenario.

[dimestoretajic]

when tokens can be tapped for mana

[maskedheromaskedchampion]

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[magicjudge]

Can chief engineer convoke out an arcum's astrolabe? Could a snow creature? And (out of curiosity) how would you convoke a colorless-cost creature like matter reshaper? Hope you don't mind these theoretical questions.

No and no and you can’t.

Convoke can only pay for generic and colored mana in a mana cost, and snow mana and colorless mana are neither of those things, so those costs can’t be convoked away.

The only way to pay a cost represented by the snow mana symbol is with mana from a snow permanent. Similarly, the only way to pay a specifically colorless cost is with colorless mana.

[magicjudge]

Can I overpay with convoke? For example, tap 10 creatures to Venerated Loxodon so they all get a counter

No, this isn't possible.Convoke is a payment mechanic, so tapping your creatures is actually paying for the spell and you can't overpay for a spell through any means, be it with mana, life, dredge, etc.

[magicjudge]

Hello! With March of the Multitudes and convoke, if I have a way to untap a creature, say with the Vizier of Remedies-Devoted Druid combo, can I tap the Devoted Druid as many times as I can to pay into the convoke cost?

No, this won't work. You tap creatures for convoke at the same time you pay mana and other costs for the spell. It's too late to activate any abilities, even mana abilities. Of course, you could just generate a million mana with your Druid before you start casting March of the Multitudes and take advantage of the combo that way.

[maskedheromaskedchampion]

We have our GRN mechanics.

[maskedheromaskedchampion]

Just because Wizards has told us GRN's mechanics, it doesn't mean we have full context to judge them negatively yet.

Let's wait until 6:30pm PST