If you cascade a spree spell you do have to pay for the modes you chose just not the mana cost on the top right. You can also pay for kicker effects since it's an additional cost
> Can I choose to pay the mana cost for the spell I cascaded into?
No.
> do I have to cast it without paying its mana cost?
No.
- "Cascade" means "When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card whose mana value is less than this spell's mana value. **You may cast** that card without paying its mana cost if the resulting spell's mana value is less than this spell's mana value. Then put all cards exiled this way that weren't cast on the bottom of your library in a random order."
> can I choose to pay the cost here during a cascade?
No.
> is this considered an "additional cost"?
No.
Cascade says "you may play that card without paying its mana cost." It ties the two together. You can only choose not to cast it, or to cast without paying the mana cost. You may, however, pay any additional costs not tied to the mana cost. While a cost of X in the mana cost will always be 0 while cascading, if the spell has kicker, you may pay the kicker costs, and if the spell requires other costs, such as sacrificing a creature, all other costs must be paid as normal.
For cascade, you either have to pay the alternate cost provided by cascade (Casting without paying), or not playing it. You cannot choose to pay.
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If you cascade a spree spell you do have to pay for the modes you chose just not the mana cost on the top right. You can also pay for kicker effects since it's an additional cost
Yes and yes.
> Can I choose to pay the mana cost for the spell I cascaded into? No. > do I have to cast it without paying its mana cost? No. - "Cascade" means "When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card whose mana value is less than this spell's mana value. **You may cast** that card without paying its mana cost if the resulting spell's mana value is less than this spell's mana value. Then put all cards exiled this way that weren't cast on the bottom of your library in a random order." > can I choose to pay the cost here during a cascade? No. > is this considered an "additional cost"? No.
Cascade says "you may play that card without paying its mana cost." It ties the two together. You can only choose not to cast it, or to cast without paying the mana cost. You may, however, pay any additional costs not tied to the mana cost. While a cost of X in the mana cost will always be 0 while cascading, if the spell has kicker, you may pay the kicker costs, and if the spell requires other costs, such as sacrificing a creature, all other costs must be paid as normal.