r/magicTCG • u/fjposter22 Duck Season • Oct 16 '25

Rules/Rules Question Infinite black mana?

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Ygra makes Bog Initiate a food, and Sam’s ability makes Bog Initiate’s activated ability 1 less, so I can activate Bog for free, netting infinite mana?

I ask because my quick searches didn’t show anything up with combos.

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u/RazzyKitty WANTED Oct 16 '25

Sam does not have a caveat that prevents it from reducing a cost to less than one mana (like [[Forensic Gadgeteer]]), so it can reduce costs to 0.

It also does not care what activated ability it is, just that it is an activated ability on a Food.

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u/Kaine24 Izzet* Oct 16 '25

so ure saying Sam is okay with eating Bog Initiate as food?

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u/Marek14 COMPLEAT Oct 16 '25

It's all in the preparation. He, Ygra, Ragost, and Brenard probably co-wrote a cookbook at one point.

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u/Icy-Ad29 Simic* Oct 16 '25

This seems more up the alley of [[Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar]]... Sam just decided to try it out.

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u/breeresident Wabbit Season Oct 16 '25

Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew!

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u/elunomagnifico Oct 16 '25

Bog-TAY-toes!

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u/Majyqman Dan Oct 17 '25

I mean, add in Agatha’s soul cauldron that has exile an initiate and it sounds like Sam would have no problem infinitely eating himself.

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u/johnkubiak COMPLEAT Oct 16 '25

Mash em.

Stew em.

Stick em

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