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Mage Wars => Rules Discussion => Topic started by: Santar on April 14, 2017, 07:50:32 AM

Title: Cast X-spell and add 2 mana for Mage or Caster?
Post by: Santar on April 14, 2017, 07:50:32 AM

Hi Mages!
Interesting question today: Cassel cast Remove Curse and then 2 mana get Mage Or Cassel?

Title: Re: Cast X-spell and add 2 mana for Mage or Caster?
Post by: Borg on April 14, 2017, 08:07:57 AM

The Mage gains the two mana.

Title: Re: Cast X-spell and add 2 mana for Mage or Caster?
Post by: Zuberi on April 14, 2017, 10:32:38 AM

A little trick to help understand spell text. First, pretend that you are actually the Mage. Player and Mage are synonymous in Mage Wars. Then, read each spell as though it is talking directly to YOU, the Mage. This perspective never changes no matter what is casting the spell.

On Remove Curse and similar spells, it gives the direction to "Gain 2 Mana." In English, directions like this have an implied "you" as the subject. The direction to "Gain 2 Mana" is being given to "you" the person/mage being spoken to.

Title: Re: Cast X-spell and add 2 mana for Mage or Caster?
Post by: Santar on April 14, 2017, 10:55:52 AM

Thanks. So my Cassel can cast remove curse for 0 mana and then my Mage gain 2 mana? In this case I trade 1 card/book point and Cassel action for 2 mana?

Title: Re: Cast X-spell and add 2 mana for Mage or Caster?
Post by: Zuberi on April 14, 2017, 12:00:21 PM

Yes. That is perfectly legal.

Title: Re: Cast X-spell and add 2 mana for Mage or Caster?
Post by: Beldin on April 14, 2017, 04:58:40 PM

So it's the mage and not the source of the spell. Personally I would of thought the implied you would be the source of the spell not the mage regardless.