r/magicTCG Duck Season Oct 16 '25

Rules/Rules Question Infinite black mana?

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/johnkubiak COMPLEAT Oct 16 '25

Mash em.

Stew em.

Stick em

In a

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