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Spells cost an additional "Sacrifice a Swamp" to cast for each black mana symbol in their mana costs.
Activated abilities cost an additional "Sacrifice a Swamp" to activate for each black mana symbol in their activation costs.No reference price for this printing yet: not enough stores to make an average.
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You have to sacrifice a Swamp for each black mana in the activation cost. If you use Pestilence with {B}{B}{B}{B}, that’s 4 activations with {B} each so you sacrifice 4 Swamps.
2004-10-04 · Wizards of the CoastA hybrid symbol that is both black and another type is a black mana symbol, regardless of what cost is paid for it.
2008-08-01 · Wizards of the CoastActivated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
2016-06-08 · Wizards of the Coast
Hairy Tarantula · Condition HP
