Vraska, Betrayal's Sting — ruling 1

A Phyrexian mana symbol contributes 1 toward the mana value of a card, even if life is paid for it. Specifically, Vraska's mana value is always 6.

Vraska, Betrayal's Sting — ruling 2

In most cases, the target of Vraska's last loyalty ability will end up with nine poison counters. However, once you calculate what the difference is, replacement effects can change how many poison counters the player actually gets. For example, if the player controls Melira, the Living Cure, they will end up getting one poison counter if they had eight or fewer to begin with.

Vraska, Betrayal's Sting — ruling 3

Other replacement effects that would change the number of loyalty counters Vraska enters with will apply as normal.

Vraska, Betrayal's Sting — ruling 4

The target of Vraska's second loyalty ability will lose any other subtypes and card types it previously had and will be only a Treasure artifact. It will retain any supertypes it had.

Vraska, Betrayal's Sting — ruling 5

The compleated ability looks only at whether a player chose to pay 2 life for a Phyrexian mana symbol as they were casting the spell. If a player paid life for some other reason while casting the spell, that will not reduce the number of loyalty counters the planeswalker enters the battlefield with.

Vraska, Betrayal's Sting : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Vraska, Betrayal's Sting 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

Compleated ( can be paid with or 2 life. If life was paid, this planeswalker enters with two fewer loyalty counters.) 0: You draw a card and lose 1 life. Proliferate. −2: Target creature becomes a Treasure artifact with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color" and loses all other card types and abilities. −9: If target player has fewer than nine poison counters, they get a number of poison counters equal to the difference.

How it works : Vraska, Betrayal's Sting

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1February 4, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
A Phyrexian mana symbol contributes 1 toward the mana value of a card, even if life is paid for it. Specifically, Vraska's mana value is always 6.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2February 4, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
In most cases, the target of Vraska's last loyalty ability will end up with nine poison counters. However, once you calculate what the difference is, replacement effects can change how many poison counters the player actually gets. For example, if the player controls Melira, the Living Cure, they will end up getting one poison counter if they had eight or fewer to begin with.
Card named in this ruling
Poison Counter
#3February 4, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
Other replacement effects that would change the number of loyalty counters Vraska enters with will apply as normal.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#4February 4, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
The target of Vraska's second loyalty ability will lose any other subtypes and card types it previously had and will be only a Treasure artifact. It will retain any supertypes it had.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#5February 4, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
The compleated ability looks only at whether a player chose to pay 2 life for a Phyrexian mana symbol as they were casting the spell. If a player paid life for some other reason while casting the spell, that will not reduce the number of loyalty counters the planeswalker enters the battlefield with.
No other card is named in this ruling.