Tiered

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Tiered is a modal ability that lets you choose one mode on a spell, paying that mode's additional cost for a stronger effect.

How it works

• As you cast a tiered spell, choose exactly one of its modes and pay the additional cost associated with that mode.
• Each mode typically has its own name and cost, with higher-cost modes producing a bigger effect from the same spell.

Rules notes

• Tiered costs are additional costs on top of the spell's mana cost, not a replacement for it.
• Unlike spree, a tiered spell lets you choose only one mode, never more than one.

Rule reference

[702.183]