No. The mana spent to activate Illusionary Mask and the mana spent to actually cast the creature with it are two separate things. You have to pay X to activate the Mask, which then tells you to cast the creature "without paying its mana cost". This makes Trinisphere has a good old tantrum and make you pay 3 mana for the creature spell, regardless of what you paid to activate the Mask.
No. The mana spent to activate Illusionary Mask and the mana spent to actually cast the creature with it are two separate things. You have to pay X to activate the Mask, which then tells you to cast the creature "without paying its mana cost". This makes Trinisphere has a good old tantrum and make you pay 3 mana for the creature spell, regardless of what you paid to activate the Mask.
So it's 3 mana in addition to the activation cost?
No. The mana spent to activate Illusionary Mask and the mana spent to actually cast the creature with it are two separate things. You have to pay X to activate the Mask, which then tells you to cast the creature "without paying its mana cost". This makes Trinisphere has a good old tantrum and make you pay 3 mana for the creature spell, regardless of what you paid to activate the Mask.
So it's 3 mana in addition to the activation cost?
Yes.
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So it's 3 mana in addition to the activation cost?
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