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Thornscape Familiar

Green

1 printing listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Thornscape Familiar, Planeshift printing
Planeshift PLS · No. 95 2001-02-05

Card text

{1}{G}
Creature — Insect
Red spells and white spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
2 / 1
Blessed with many options, Thornscape masters favor scarabs as familiars.
EDHREC rank #18134 Common Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

7 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The lower cost is not optional like with some other cost reducers.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

The generic X cost is still considered generic even if there is a requirement that a specific color be used for it. For example, “only black mana can be spent this way”. This distinction is important for effects which reduce the generic portion of a spell’s cost.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

The effect is cumulative.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

If a spell is both red and white, you pay {1} less, not {2} less.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

If this card is sacrificed to pay part of a spell’s cost, the cost reduction still applies.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

This can lower the cost to zero, but not below zero.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

Can never affect the colored part of the cost.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

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