The first ability of Font of Agonies is a triggered ability, not an activated ability. It doesn’t allow you to pay life whenever you want; rather, you need some other way of paying life, such as with Blood Crypt’s ability.

RNA · #74 · en
Font of Agonies
Enchantment
Whenever you pay life, put that many blood counters on this enchantment.
{1}{B}, Remove four blood counters from this enchantment: Destroy target creature.
{1}{B}, Remove four blood counters from this enchantment: Destroy target creature.
"No worthwhile reward is easily gained."
—Nicol Bolas
PLN regular2,41 zł
PLN foil5,46 zł
PLN etched—
Dane wydruku
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance (RNA)
- Data wydania
- 2019-01-25
- Rzadkość
- Rare
- Artysta
- Jason A. Engle
- Mana value
- 1.000
- Mana cost
- {B}
- Power / Toughness
- — / —
- Layout / frame
- normal / 2015
- Foil / nonfoil
- foil nonfoil
- Scryfall ID
- d7c02aec-4a89-4ccc-8525-6f979c10d799
- Oracle ID
- ab44c6fe-6a66-42f0-9e75-8b25641e1f13
Legalność formatów
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Rulings
An effect that causes you to pay life uses the word “pay.” If an effect allows you to choose to lose life or to be dealt damage without using the word “pay,” you’re not paying life.
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