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Kellan, the Kid
Legendary Creature — Human Faerie Rogue
Kellan wants a deck that gets a reward every time it plays a land. It also suits a deck that casts extra spells for free off the top of its deck.
- Mana cost
- White, Blue, Green ()
- Power / toughness3 / 3
- RarityMythic
Flying, lifelink
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, you may cast a permanent spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost. If you don't, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
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Cards That Fit Kellan, the Kid
Picked for what they do in Kellan's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Kellan's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.
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Rulings for Kellan, the Kid
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A permanent spell is an artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, or planeswalker spell.
If the permanent spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
If the spell you cast that caused Kellan, the Kid’s last ability to trigger has {X} in its mana cost, X is the value chosen as that spell was cast for the purpose of determining its mana value.
If the spell you cast that caused Kellan, the Kid’s last ability to trigger is represented by a split card, the characteristics of the half you didn’t cast are ignored while that spell is on the stack. For example, if you cast the Cease half of Cease // Desist from the Murders at Karlov Manor release, that spell’s mana value is 2 because Cease’s mana cost is {1}{B}{G}.
If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
Putting a land card onto the battlefield with Kellan’s last ability doesn’t count as playing a land. It can put a land card onto the battlefield even if you’ve already played your land for the turn.
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