Bolas's Citadel
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Oracle text
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Explained interactions
Official rulings
2019-05-03- Wizards of the Coast · 2019-05-03
If you cast a spell for another cost "rather than pay its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Spark Harvest, those must be paid to cast the card.
Official rulings, quoted verbatim via Scryfall. Not AI-generated.
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