Madness

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Madness turns discarding a card into a chance to cast it. If you discard a card with madness, you may cast it for its madness cost instead.

How it works

• When you discard a card with madness, it goes to exile instead of your graveyard.
• A triggered ability then lets you cast it for its madness cost. If you decline, it is put into your graveyard.
• This works with any discard: a discard for cost, a discard from an effect, or discarding to hand size.

Rules notes

• Casting a card via madness is a normal cast, so cast triggers fire and the spell can be countered.
• The madness cast happens right away, even at instant speed, before the rest of the discarding effect finishes.

Rule reference

[702.35]