![So this might be a dumb question (I'm kinda new with MTG), but with this side of the new Heliod card, with the text of the card saying "You may cast spells So this might be a dumb question (I'm kinda new with MTG), but with this side of the new Heliod card, with the text of the card saying "You may cast spells](https://preview.redd.it/so-this-might-be-a-dumb-question-im-kinda-new-with-mtg-but-v0-h4aiecdoi6wa1.jpg?auto=webp&s=89181db6f0a90f2fec322623f6bab71e6935c855)
So this might be a dumb question (I'm kinda new with MTG), but with this side of the new Heliod card, with the text of the card saying "You may cast spells
![When spending mana on an X spell, does the mana spent for the X cost count towards the trigger on Ovika? Or is X considered zero even when it's on the stack? : When spending mana on an X spell, does the mana spent for the X cost count towards the trigger on Ovika? Or is X considered zero even when it's on the stack? :](https://preview.redd.it/when-spending-mana-on-an-x-spell-does-the-mana-spent-for-v0-sdpjzwqu4zza1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b528bd1727d43cecb0009e794b79d3001c7629d7)
When spending mana on an X spell, does the mana spent for the X cost count towards the trigger on Ovika? Or is X considered zero even when it's on the stack? :
Ask-the-Judge (Magic: the Gathering Rules & Policy Group) | Mind's desire, it says yoy may play without paying mana cost
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