Vodalian Mindsinger — ruling 1

To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

Vodalian Mindsinger — ruling 2

If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.

Vodalian Mindsinger — ruling 3

If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.

Vodalian Mindsinger — ruling 4

If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."

Vodalian Mindsinger — ruling 5

The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.

Vodalian Mindsinger — ruling 6

If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.

Vodalian Mindsinger — ruling 7

If the target creature's power is greater than or equal to Vodalian Mindsinger's power when the triggered ability resolves, it will be an illegal target for the ability, and you will not gain control of it. Once the ability resolves, however, changing the power of either creature will not end the control-changing effect.

Vodalian Mindsinger — ruling 8

You may kick Vodalian Mindsinger only once for its {1}{R} cost and only once for its {1}{G} cost. You can kick it twice by paying {2}{R}{G}, but you can't kick it twice by paying {2}{R}{R} or {2}{G}{G}. You can't kick it more than twice.

Vodalian Mindsinger : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Vodalian Mindsinger 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

Kicker and/or This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it for each time it was kicked. When this creature enters, gain control of target creature with power less than this creature's power for as long as you control this creature.

How it works : Vodalian Mindsinger

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1November 8, 2024· Wizards of the Coast
To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2November 8, 2024· Wizards of the Coast
If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3November 8, 2024· Wizards of the Coast
If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#4November 8, 2024· Wizards of the Coast
If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
No other card is named in this ruling.
#5November 8, 2024· Wizards of the Coast
The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#6November 8, 2024· Wizards of the Coast
If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#7September 9, 2022· Wizards of the Coast
If the target creature's power is greater than or equal to Vodalian Mindsinger's power when the triggered ability resolves, it will be an illegal target for the ability, and you will not gain control of it. Once the ability resolves, however, changing the power of either creature will not end the control-changing effect.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#8September 9, 2022· Wizards of the Coast
You may kick Vodalian Mindsinger only once for its cost and only once for its cost. You can kick it twice by paying , but you can't kick it twice by paying or . You can't kick it more than twice.
No other card is named in this ruling.