Still new to this game so going to ask anything Dark Salvation I used 1 B and than 4 more of other mana but I was told that only means I get 2 zombies why is that if it was X don’t I get to pick what X is, also how do I add the swamp logo and cards on the question form
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So, in order to cast Dark Salvation, you need to choose a value for X. Lets say you you choose that value to be 4 (since you used 4 in your question). Now, we take that value and simply plug it into the mana cost where the X's are located. This means that the mana cost of Dark Salvation with the value of X in it is {44B}. 4 + 4 is 8 so you would need to pay 8B if you want to cast it for an X cost of 4.
If you only have 5 mana available, the most you can declare X to be is 2. This is because X = 2 leads to a mana cost of {22B} or 4B.
Basically, because there are two "X's" in the cost, you need to pay for both with whatever value you chose.
Dark Salvation I used 1 B and than 4 more of other mana but I was told that only means I get 2 zombies why is that if it was X don’t I get to pick what X is, also how do I add the swamp logo and cards on the question form
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Dark Salvation
So, in order to cast Dark Salvation, you need to choose a value for X. Lets say you you choose that value to be 4 (since you used 4 in your question). Now, we take that value and simply plug it into the mana cost where the X's are located. This means that the mana cost of Dark Salvation with the value of X in it is {44B}. 4 + 4 is 8 so you would need to pay 8B if you want to cast it for an X cost of 4.
If you only have 5 mana available, the most you can declare X to be is 2. This is because X = 2 leads to a mana cost of {22B} or 4B.
Basically, because there are two "X's" in the cost, you need to pay for both with whatever value you chose.