Magic Drain / Jammer vs. Premature Burial

[kingpinopie]

Magic Drain / Jammer vs Premature Burial


Ok, cards with a cost.. Premature Burial, Confiscation, Delinquent Duo.. they all cost Life points to Activate the card. My question is this. If the Activation is Negated via Magic Drain or Magic Jammer, do you have to pay the Cost?? My thinking is this, .... since the cost is to activate the card, but the activation is negated, isnt the cost to activate it too??? and WHY???

 

[DarkPaladin2k1]

Cards like Premature Burial and so say "pay" so and so then the card's activation conditions were fulfilled, the fact that you jammit or drain it is mostly to the resolution step of the cards, but the card does requiere you to first pay to get your effect.

 

[John Danker]

Magic Drain / Jammer vs Premature Burial


Ok, cards with a cost.. Premature Burial, Confiscation, Delinquent Duo.. they all cost Life points to Activate the card. My question is this. If the Activation is Negated via Magic Drain or Magic Jammer, do you have to pay the Cost?? My thinking is this, .... since the cost is to activate the card, but the activation is negated, isnt the cost to activate it too??? and WHY???

Let me see if I can put it a bit differently..

Magic Jammer and Magic Drain need to chain to the activation of a spell card.

Premature Burial, Confiscation, and Deliquent Duo all pay their costs as PART of activation. In other words, their activation is not complete until the cost is paid. Sooooo...

After the cost is paid and activatin is complete Magic Jammer or Magic Drain is chained to the activation and negates the spell cards effect. Costs are non-refundable.

 

[kingpinopie]

oh right on..... thanks... i was reading the discussion on Snatch Steal, and it made me think of this.... and like you say... sometimes we read into it too much I guess.... Thanks guys