The number in a circle format means "mana of any color," whereas the curvy-diamond [?] shape is specifically colorless mana. You can use colorless mana to pay a mana-of-any-color cost, but you can't use colored mana to pay for something that requires colorless.
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lectricleopard@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 130d
Long time since I played, so I get wanting to nerf special land cards, but what is the tap adding? Im not familiar with that symbol in mtg.
dressedandconfused@mtgzone.com · 4 pts · 130d
It's colorless mana. You can use it to pay generic mana costs, and some costs explictly require colorless mana, like [[Deceiver of Form]]
lectricleopard@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 130d
Oh im used to to a 1 in a circle. Thanks.
Agrivar@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 130d
The number in a circle format means "mana of any color," whereas the curvy-diamond [?] shape is specifically colorless mana. You can use colorless mana to pay a mana-of-any-color cost, but you can't use colored mana to pay for something that requires colorless.
lectricleopard@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 130d
Ok I quit before anything required colorless mana.
ArtVandelay@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 130d
The tap adds colorless mana, which is often used to pay generic mana costs.