how does pyretic ritual work?
Asked by operaman27 14 years ago
With Pyretic ritual in know it cost two to lay down, but does it stay on the field after play?EX: 2xmountains on the battfield, tap those two land's, play pyretic ritual then you put three mountain's from your hand onto the field? or just for that turn you get an extra land to play?
I think this is a fairly common misunderstanding for people just starting out.
Basically you are mixing up land and mana. Land is a permanent card that sits in play. Mana is produced by, among other things, basic lands (ie mountains) when they are tapped.
Thus, the correct way to think of it is that you "play" a mountain and then by tapping it you are producing a red mana.
So Pyretic Ritual says that if you have lands that can produce a red mana and any other color of mana you can play this spell to produce three red mana.
So for example, if you have two mountains in play and Pyretic Ritual in your hand, you can tap both mountains and play pyretic ritual. When it resolves (ie takes effect) you will then have 3 red mana in your pool which you can then spend.
Keep in mind however that mana leaves your "mana pool" (ie basically just jargon for where your mana sits when it is ready for use") at the end of every step and every phase.
The structure of the turn is as follows with each phase (except the main phase) being comprised of smaller steps:
Beginning Phase
-Untap Step
-Upkeep Step
-Draw Step
Pre-Combat Main Phase
Combat Phase
-Beginning of Combat Step
-Declare Attackers Step
-Declare Blockers Step
-Combat Damage Step
-End of Combat Step
Post-Combat Main Phase
Ending Phase
-End Step
-Cleanup Step
October 15, 2010 12:15 p.m.
operaman27 says... #3
Thanks for the answers! i just started a week ago!
October 15, 2010 12:24 p.m.
No problem at all, glad to be able to help in any way.
$ªmHεiπ says... Accepted answer #1
Pyretic Ritual is an instant, not a permanent. You pay 1 red mana, and 1 mana of any color, and you get 3 red mana in your mana-pool.
don't confuse mana with lands. you could just as easily tap two Birds of Paradise to cast the spell.
one of the challenges in mtg is not to assume anything, and to know what all the jargon on the cards mean. Something that would really help (if you care to slog through it, its a lengthy text doc) is the comprehensive rules at : http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Article.aspx?x=magic/rules
October 15, 2010 9:10 a.m.