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Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge

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Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge, Commander 2013 printing
Commander 2013 C13 · No. 194 2013-11-01

Card text

{1}{U}{B}{R}
Legendary Creature — Vampire Wizard
Flying When Jeleva enters, each player exiles the top X cards of their library, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast Jeleva. Whenever Jeleva attacks, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from among cards exiled with Jeleva without paying its mana cost.
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Keywords: Flying
EDHREC rank #14186 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

9 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as its value.

2013-10-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast an instant or sorcery card using Jeleva's last ability, you do so while that ability is resolving. If you choose not to (or you can't), you won't get a chance to cast it later unless the ability triggers again.

2013-10-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay alternative costs such as overload costs. However, you can pay additional costs such as kicker costs. If the card has mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.

2013-10-17 · Wizards of the Coast

When casting an instant or sorcery card this way, ignore all timing restrictions based on the card's type. Other timing restrictions, such as "Cast [this spell] only during combat," must be followed.

2013-10-17 · Wizards of the Coast

The card is cast before blocking creatures are declared.

2013-10-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If Jeleva leaves the battlefield, the exiled cards will remain exiled indefinitely. If Jeleva enters the battlefield again, it won't be associated with the cards the "other" Jeleva exiled. The new Jeleva will exile a new set of cards. Only those cards can be cast using Jeleva's last ability.

2013-10-17 · Wizards of the Coast

The amount of mana you spent to cast this creature is usually equal to its mana value. However, you also include any additional costs you pay, including the cost imposed for casting your commander from the command zone.

2014-02-01 · Wizards of the Coast

You can't choose to pay extra mana to cast a creature spell unless something instructs you to.

2014-02-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If Jeleva enters the battlefield without being cast, then no mana was spent to cast it. This means X will be 0, so no cards will be exiled.

2014-02-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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