Batwing Brume

Instant, 1{W/B} (2)

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn if {W} was spent to cast Batwing Brume. Each player loses 1 life for each attacking creature he or she controls if {B} was spent to cast Batwing Brume. (Do both if {W}{B} was spent.)

Illus. Richard Kane Ferguson

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 8/1/2008: The spell cares about what mana was spent to pay its total cost, not just what mana was spent to pay the hybrid part of its cost.
• 8/1/2008: The spell checks on resolution to see if any mana of the stated colors was spent to pay its cost. If so, it doesn't matter how much mana of that color was spent.
• 8/1/2008: If the spell is copied, the copy will never have had mana of the stated color paid for it, no matter what colors were spent on the original spell.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern