AI DraftFeb 26, 2026
Mycosynth Lattice + Vandalblast
Overview
With Mycosynth Lattice on the battlefield, every permanent is an artifact, so Vandalblast cast for its normal cost can target any permanent you don’t control and destroy it; if cast for its overload cost it destroys each artifact you don’t control (i.e., every permanent an opponent controls). Mycosynth Lattice’s ability to let you spend mana as though it were any color can be used to pay Vandalblast’s 
requirement unless the mana being spent has a restriction that prevents it from being spent on that spell (see Ruling [2004-12-01] and Ruling [2024-01-12]).
requirement unless the mana being spent has a restriction that prevents it from being spent on that spell (see Ruling [2004-12-01] and Ruling [2024-01-12]).Step 1
Ensure Mycosynth Lattice is on the battlefield so its continuous effects apply (it makes all permanents artifacts in addition to their other types and lets players spend mana as though it were any color).
Step 2
Choose to cast Vandalblast. Decide whether you pay its normal cost () or its overload cost (
) by following the card text and cost rules (Ruling [2024-01-12]).
) or its overload cost () by following the card text and cost rules (Ruling [2024-01-12]).Step 3
If casting for the normal cost, choose a target that is an artifact you don’t control. Because every permanent is an artifact under Mycosynth Lattice, any permanent an opponent controls is a legal artifact target under the card’s text and permanent definitions .
Step 4
If casting for the overload cost, the spell’s text changes “target” to “each,” so you do not choose a single target; the spell will affect each artifact you don’t control when it resolves (per Vandalblast’s oracle text).
Step 5
Pay the spell’s cost. Mycosynth Lattice lets you spend mana as though it were any color to satisfy colored mana symbols, so you can use colorless mana as if it were red to pay unless that mana has a built‑in restriction that still prevents it from being used on that spell (Ruling [2004-12-01]).
unless that mana has a built‑in restriction that still prevents it from being used on that spell (Ruling [2004-12-01]).Step 6
When Vandalblast resolves, it destroys the target artifact you don’t control (normal cost) or destroys each artifact you don’t control (overload). Because all permanents are artifacts under Lattice, that means it will attempt to destroy each opponent’s permanent (subject to usual replacement/indestructible/protection interactions).
Resolution
Mycosynth Lattice makes all permanents artifacts (so Vandalblast’s “artifact you don’t control” includes any permanent an opponent controls) . Casting Vandalblast for its normal cost requires you to pay its mana cost (); Lattice’s mana‑spending ability lets you spend mana as though it were red to pay that cost unless the mana itself has a restriction that prevents it from being used for that spell (Ruling [2004-12-01]). If you cast Vandalblast for its overload cost, “target” is changed to “each” by the card’s text and the spell will attempt to destroy each artifact you don’t control (i.e., all opponents’ permanents) when it resolves [Vandalblast oracle text]. The mana value and printed mana cost of Vandalblast remain (and for overload); Mycosynth Lattice does not change the spell’s mana cost or mana value (Ruling [2024-01-12]).
); Lattice’s mana‑spending ability lets you spend mana as though it were red to pay that cost unless the mana itself has a restriction that prevents it from being used for that spell (Ruling [2004-12-01]). If you cast Vandalblast for its overload cost, “target” is changed to “each” by the card’s text and the spell will attempt to destroy each artifact you don’t control (i.e., all opponents’ permanents) when it resolves [Vandalblast oracle text]. The mana value and printed mana cost of Vandalblast remain (and for overload); Mycosynth Lattice does not change the spell’s mana cost or mana value (Ruling [2024-01-12]).Feedback