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, 
, 
and so on. These are costs you can pay with any type of mana. For example,
means two mana of any type, including colorless mana.
One white mana.
Tapping a plains makes .
One blue mana.
Tapping a island makes .
One black mana.
Tapping a swamp makes .
One red mana. Tapping
a mountain makes .
One green mana.
Tapping a forest makes .
This symbol means "tap this card." It appears in activation costs. You
can't pay a cost if
the card is already tapped. Also, remember that you can't pay a creature's
cost the turn it comes under your control.
See also Activated
ability.
*/* Some creatures power and toughness are set by their abilities. For example, Nightmares power and toughness are equal to the number of swamps you control. If you control one swamp when you play Nightmare, it will be 1/1. If you play a second swamp later on, it will be 2/2. In Magic Online, creatures in play will have numbers substituted for the */*.