Unless enchantments are a major theme of the block (as with Theros ), these cards tend to be on the weaker side
With the alternate casting cost, it's a good way for a blue deck to set itself back permanently in the land race
An activated mana ability is one that adds mana as it resolves, doesn't have a target, and isn't a loyalty ability
If you want to upgrade the visuals of some instants and sorceries in your Commander decks and cubes, heres an excellent opportunity to do so
P/T Set Number 394 Language Espaol Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Commander, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless, Vintage Rulings (6/6/2025) Emet-Selch's last ability checks your graveyard at the moment it would trigger to see if you have fourteen or more cards in your graveyard
Assert Authority Rarity: Uncommon TYPE: Instant SUBTYPE: - CMC: 7 Mana cost: USD: $0.25 EUR: 0.26 TIX: 0.03 EDHREC RANK: 12283 Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs less to cast for each artifact you control.) Counter target spell