If you don't want to cast it at that time (or you can't cast it, perhaps because there are no legal targets available), the copy ceases to exist
The format is mostly ignored in competitive play as the block system was discontinued, but the official banned and restricted list from Wizards of the Coast still includes its banned list
Theres often a bleed with artifact strategies, but sac decks, whether low to the ground Mayhem Devil things or bigger ideas like Korvold, Fae-Cursed King, like to have fodder
Savvy players will try and bait out counter magic from you before playing the spells they really want to resolve, so you must learn to ration your answers but at the same time not allow game-winning cards to resolve if you can't deal with them later
If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked." The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once
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