Smokebraider + Brine Elemental

External Since: Nov 13, 2007 Posts: 1

Brine Elemental -- 4UU
Creature -- Elemental
Morph 5UU
When Brine Elemental is turned face up, each opponent skips his or her
next untap step.
5/4

Smokebraider -- 1R
Creature -- Elemental
T: Add two mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool. Spend
this mana only to play Elemental spells or activated abilities of
Elementals.

In reading the cards, I think I may have answered my own question, but
I'll ask for the record: Can Smokebraider mana be used to pay the
cost to turn Brine Elemental face up?

External Since: Jun 19, 2004 Posts: 996

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:54:15 -0800, Jax <IlGreven.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Brine Elemental -- 4UU
>Creature -- Elemental
>Morph 5UU
>When Brine Elemental is turned face up, each opponent skips his or her
>next untap step.
>5/4
>
>Smokebraider -- 1R
>Creature -- Elemental
>T: Add two mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool. Spend
>this mana only to play Elemental spells or activated abilities of
>Elementals.
>
>In reading the cards, I think I may have answered my own question, but
>I'll ask for the record: Can Smokebraider mana be used to pay the
>cost to turn Brine Elemental face up?

No; the morph cost isn't an activated ability (it does not have a colon in
the middle, a cost on the left, and an effect on the right), nor is using it
casting a spell. Is that the answer you came to, yourself? (If so, good!)

[It also can't be used to pay a mana cost that appears as part of the
resolution of an Elemental's triggered or activated ability, as neither
one involves 'playing' (announcing) it.]

Dave
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