Because I Have Willed It (1★)
OE01 · Archenemy: Nicol Bolas Schemes · common
| Mana cost | — |
|---|---|
| Mana value | — |
| Type | Ongoing Scheme |
| Rarity | common |
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(An ongoing scheme remains face up until it's abandoned.) Spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. At the beginning of your opponents' end step, if they cast four or more spells this turn, abandon this scheme.
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| Provider | Type | Normal | Foil | Etched | Date |
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| tcgplayer | retail | $2.98 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| manapool | retail | $0.92 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardmarket | retail | $0.24 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardkingdom | retail | $0.35 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
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Rulings
- 2017-06-13: If an instant or sorcery spell has {X} in its mana cost, choose the value for X first, then reduce the cost by {1}. For example, Volcanic Geyser with X chosen as 4 costs {3}{R}{R} to cast if this scheme is face up.
- 2017-06-13: Abilities that reduce the cost of a spell apply after abilities that raise them. For example, Borrowed Malevolence with both modes chosen costs {1}{B} to cast if this scheme is face up.
- 2017-06-13: If an opponent cast a spell during the opposing team’s turn and then left the game, that spell counts when determining whether the last ability of this scheme triggers.
- 2017-06-13: For this scheme’s second ability to trigger, the players on the opposing team must have cast four spells total among them.
- 2017-06-13: The second ability only checks that four or more spells were cast. It doesn’t matter if those spells are countered or fail to resolve for other reasons.
- 2017-06-13: Effects that reduce the generic mana cost of a spell can’t reduce that spell’s colored mana requirements.
- 2017-06-13: In a Supervillain Rumble game, the last ability of this scheme triggers at the beginning of each opponent’s end step if that player alone has cast four or more spells that turn.