← Back Card Profile (by Name)

Alms of the Vein SIR

Other printings of "Alms of the Vein": SIR #98 SOI #98

Card

id87859
artistDavid Gaillet
artistIds3496c5b4-57bf-4e5e-8bac-a1e05a911a2d
asciiName
attractionLights
availabilityarena
boosterTypes
borderColorblack
colorIdentityB
colorIndicator
colorsB
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank12846
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil0
hasNonFoil1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly1
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywordsMadness
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{2}{B}
manaValue3
nameAlms of the Vein
number98
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextTarget opponent loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.
Madness {B} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
otherFaceIds
power
printingsSIR, SOI
promoTypes
raritycommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCodeSIR
side
signature
sourceProducts
subsets
subtypes
supertypes
textTarget opponent loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.
Madness {B} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
toughness
typeSorcery
typesSorcery
uuidb927dcff-466d-534e-8db3-82ce77d6f6e0
variations
watermark
setNameShadows over Innistrad Remastered

Identifiers

id87859
cardKingdomEtchedId
cardKingdomFoilId
cardKingdomId
cardsphereFoilId
cardsphereId
deckboxId
mcmId
mcmMetaId
mtgArenaId86141
mtgjsonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonNonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonV4Idfd177260-aac3-593e-bedf-ce7df9af35cb
mtgoFoilId
mtgoId
multiverseId606715
scryfallCardBackId0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId62b3e03d-835c-46ce-adfa-c03e162ae7be
scryfallIllustrationId25af0d41-b906-4f58-8047-754f7c02c4d2
scryfallOracleId2013a774-e6ab-4f2d-a84f-fd277a637d7e
tcgplayerEtchedProductId
tcgplayerProductId
uuidb927dcff-466d-534e-8db3-82ce77d6f6e0

Legalities

id87859
alchemy
brawlLegal
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiatorLegal
historicLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauperLegal
paupercommanderLegal
penny
pioneerLegal
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timelessLegal
uuidb927dcff-466d-534e-8db3-82ce77d6f6e0
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id87859
cardKingdom
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket
tcgplayer
tcgplayerEtched
uuidb927dcff-466d-534e-8db3-82ce77d6f6e0

Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2022-12-08A card with madness that's discarded counts as having been discarded even though it's put into exile rather than a graveyard. If it was discarded to pay a cost, that cost is still paid. Abilities that trigger when a card is discarded will still trigger.
2022-12-08A spell cast for its madness cost is put onto the stack like any other spell. It can be countered, copied, and so on. As it resolves, it's put onto the battlefield if it's a permanent card or into its owner's graveyard if it's an instant or sorcery card.
2022-12-08Cards are discarded in a Magic game only from a player's hand. Effects that put cards into a player's graveyard from anywhere else do not cause those cards to be discarded.
2022-12-08Casting a spell with madness ignores the timing rules based on the card's card type. For example, you can cast a sorcery with madness if you discard it during an opponent's turn.
2022-12-08If you choose not to cast a card with madness when the madness triggered ability resolves, it's put into your graveyard. Madness doesn't give you another chance to cast it later.
2022-12-08If you discard a card with madness to pay the cost of a spell or activated ability, that card's madness triggered ability (and the spell that card becomes, if you choose to cast it) will resolve before the spell or ability the discard paid for.
2022-12-08If you discard a card with madness while a spell or ability is resolving, it moves immediately to exile. Continue resolving that spell or ability, noting that the card you discarded is not in your graveyard at this time. Its madness triggered ability will be placed onto the stack once that spell or ability has completely resolved.
2022-12-08Madness works independently of why you're discarding the card. You could discard it to pay a cost, because a spell or ability tells you to, or because you have too many cards in your hand during your cleanup step. You can't discard a card with madness just because you want to, though.
2022-12-08To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a madness cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.

Tip: bookmark this page with your query parameters for quick access.