"Hur man spelar en spell beskrivs i detalj i regel 601. Där går man igenom proceduren steg för steg i tur och ordning. Låt oss kolla på hur dessa regler ser ut. För enkelhets skull hoppar vi de inledande paragraferna som främst handlar om targets och andra val man gör under själva spelandet aven spell. När alla de valen är gjorda är det dags att betala notan.

601.2f The player determines the total cost of the spell. Usually this is just the mana cost. Some spells have additional or alternative costs. Some effects may increase or reduce the cost to pay, or may provide other alternative costs. Costs may include paying mana, tapping permanents, sacrificing permanents, discarding cards, and so on. The total cost is the mana cost or alternative cost (as determined in rule 601.2b), plus all additional costs and cost increases, and minus all cost reductions. If multiple cost reductions apply, the player may apply them in any order. If the mana component of the total cost is reduced to nothing by cost reduction effects, it is considered to be {0}. It can’t be reduced to less than {0}. Once the total cost is determined, any effects that directly affect the total cost are applied. Then the resulting total cost becomes “locked in.” If effects would change the total cost after this time, they have no effect.


601.2h The player pays the total cost in any order. Partial payments are not allowed. Unpayable costs can’t be paid.
Example: You cast Altar’s Reap, which costs {1}{B} and has an additional cost of sacrificing a creature. You sacrifice Thunderscape Familiar, whose effect makes your black spells cost {1} less to cast. Because a spell’s total cost is “locked in” before payments are actually made, you pay {B}, not {1}{B}, even though you’re sacrificing the Familiar.


Alltså: Först fastslår man vad priset är. Sedan betalar man.Att slänga ett kort är en del av kostnaden, så det har inte hänt när kostnaden fastslås. Locket of Yesterdays ger alltså ingen rabatt.


Men när sker trigger eventet "spell is played" då, som Ascension är intresserad av?

601.2i Once the steps described in 601.2a–h are completed, the spell becomes cast. Any abilities that trigger when a spell is cast or put onto the stack trigger at this time. If the spell’s controller had priority before casting it, he or she gets priority.


Det kan inte gärna bli tydligare.


Rätt svar:
1R. Han får en counter."
2016-03-06 19:43:07, av Partysmurphen