Mascot Interception — 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 Mascot Interception). Mascot Interception’s mana value is always 4, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

Mascot Interception : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Mascot Interception 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 creature token. Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn.

How it works : Mascot Interception

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1April 16, 2021· 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 Mascot Interception). Mascot Interception’s mana value is always 4, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
No other card is named in this ruling.