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Shatter the SourceHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· March of the Machine· April 21, 2023
Carte Magic Shatter the Source

Shatter the Source 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.

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Official card text

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.) Choose one — • Shatter the Source deals 6 damage to target creature, planeswalker, or battle. • Destroy target artifact.

How it works : Shatter the Source

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    You can tap any untapped creature you control to convoke a spell, even one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    Tapping an untapped creature that's attacking or blocking to convoke a spell won't cause that creature to stop attacking or blocking.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Convoke applies after the total cost is calculated. Convoke doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    If a creature you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with convoke will result in the creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for convoke. Similarly, if you sacrifice a creature to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with convoke, that creature won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for convoke.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    Because convoke isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    Tapping a multicolored creature using convoke will pay for {1} or one mana of your choice of any of that creature's colors.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Legal formats

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