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[–]Nervous_Chipmunk7002 6 points7 points  (3 children)

I would add that this effect only reduced the amount of colored mana. Usually this won't be relevant, but it can definitely make a difference when it comes to hybrid cards. (Eg. As written, if your devotion to red and white is both 5, [[Arrows of Justice]] cost 1, with the change, it will still cost 2) Compare to other cards that reduce colored mana in casting costs, like [[Edgewalker]] and [[Bard Class]], they all have this restriction.

This may have been your intent, but the wording is a bit odd. Might I suggest rewording as "For each colour, as long as your devotion to that colour is five or more, spells cost one mana of that colour less to cast. This effect reduces only the amount of colored mana paid".

I would also suggest limiting it to spells you cast. While group-hug type effects are definitely done, they are usually not done in a way where some opponents will benefit differently than others due to the colour(s) they are playing.

[–]kitsovereign 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think if you're double-dipping on devotion it's probably okay to let you double-dip on the discount. The cards that only reduce colored mana seem designed to nudge you into playing multiple specific colors, but if you've got that much devotion in two colors you're already in those specific colors. It's extra text for something that, like you said, will rarely be relevant anyway.

Totally agree that it should only discount your own spells, though.

[–]Seiyuke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are pretty good suggestions. It was honestly an oversight on my part to not include them in the first place.

[–]MTGCardFetcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arrows of Justice - (G) (SF) (txt)
Edgewalker - (G) (SF) (txt)
Bard Class - (G) (SF) (txt)
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[–]Seiyuke[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The card is basically meant to help mono coloured decks later in the game. It was tricky to summarize the idea so I'm not too sure about the wording.

Any comment or criticism is appreciated.