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Karn's Sylex

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Karn's Sylex, Dominaria United printing
Dominaria United DMU · No. 234 2022-09-09

Card text

{3}
Legendary Artifact
Karn's Sylex enters tapped. Players can't pay life to cast spells or to activate abilities that aren't mana abilities. {X}, {T}, Exile Karn's Sylex: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X or less. Activate only as a sorcery.
EDHREC rank #13545 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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The 3 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

5 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If a spell or an activated ability that isn’t a mana ability has a cost that requires a player to pay life, that spell or ability can’t be cast or activated.

2022-09-09 · Wizards of the Coast

Other things may still cause players to pay life, such as a resolving spell or ability.

2022-09-09 · Wizards of the Coast

Players may always pay 0 life, even if an effect says they can’t pay life.

2022-09-09 · Wizards of the Coast

Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities are activated abilities (such as cycling) and will have colons in their reminder text.

2022-09-09 · Wizards of the Coast

An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.

2022-09-09 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Karn's Sylex, Dominaria United Promos printing
Dominaria United Promos
PDMU · #234p
Mythic
∅ No QC price
Karn's Sylex, Dominaria United Promos printing
Dominaria United Promos
PDMU · #234s
Mythic
∅ No QC price