Grounded for Life — ruling 1

To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Grounded for Life's first ability). The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

Grounded for Life : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Grounded for Life is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

This spell costs less to cast if it targets a tapped creature. Destroy target creature.

How it works : Grounded for Life

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1January 27, 2026· Wizards of the Coast
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Grounded for Life's first ability). The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
No other card is named in this ruling.

Legal formats

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