Emerge Bugged With Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
Unable to reliably reproduce bug as it is a random occurrence.
Playing Magic Arena on PC Steam.
When attempting to cast Herigast, Erupting Nullkite or any other creature using Emerge, the game randomly shows the wrong adjusted mana cost, or sometimes it will ask me to choose an artifact to sacrifice, when Emerge specifies a creature must be sacrificed.
In the first screenshot (103037), I was asked to pay 3 generic and 2 red to cast Herigast with Emerge, but his Emerge cost is 6 generic and 2 red, and should be reduced by 5 because of the copy of Skitterbeam Battalion that is being sacrificed to pay; I should have been asked to pay 1 generic and 2 red.
In the second screenshot (171709), I attempted to cast Cityscape Leveler using it's Emerge ability to pay 8 colorless. The game asked me to choose an artifact to sacrifice and did not give the option to sacrifice a creature.
In the third screenshot (151702), Elendra, the Dusk Rose's mana value is 4. My Lotus Field and Unclaimed Territory (with Dragon chosen) were untapped, leaving me with 4 mana open, all 4 of which could be red. Herigast's Emerge cost is 6 and 2 red, reduced by Elendra's value of 4, leaving 4, two of which is required to be red. I've done this threaten and sac to Heri's Emerge many times before. When I cast Herigast this time, the client asked me to pay 4 and 2 red. I tapped the two open lands mentioned and was given 2 red, instead of 3 red and 1. It seems the client is giving me only a 2 mana discount from Elendra representing the 2 colorless in her mana cost, but Emerge mentions mana value.
I have not found a workaround. The game randomly gives the wrong casting cost for Emerge, disrupting gameplay and often costing me the game. Please patch. Thank you.
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Danger Mouse#19069 commented
I've had the same issue with Emerge from having Herigast on the field sometimes asking you to sacrifice an artifact instead of a creature, which is not how Emerge is supposed to work. It just happened to me again today, and I've attached the log file from the game where it happened.
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Rezzahan#77802 commented
Scenarios 1) and 3) could simply be commander tax, which you have to pay even when casting via emerge, if you are recasting your commander from the command zone. Don't see any explanation for scenario 2), though.