Small aeronaut societies like the Wind-Kin had little to lose by siding with the renegades, and much to gain.
Wind-Kin Raiders - Aether Revolt (#50) - Illustrated by Shreya Shetty - Magic: The Gathering Card
Aether Revolt Uncommon #50 Shreya Shetty
Flying Improvise

Wind-Kin Raiders

Card Rules and Details

Card Type: Creature — Human Artificer

Mana Cost: {4}{U}{U}

Oracle Rules Text: Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Flying

Flavor Text: Small aeronaut societies like the Wind-Kin had little to lose by siding with the renegades, and much to gain.

Set: Aether Revolt (#50), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Shreya Shetty

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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
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Thumbnail Set Name Code Rarity Artist Released
Wind-Kin Raiders - Aether Revolt MTG card scan Wind-Kin Raiders Aether Revolt Viewing AER Uncommon Shreya Shetty 2017-01-20

Official Rulings (8)

2017-02-09
Equipment attached to a creature doesn't become tapped when that creature becomes tapped, and tapping that Equipment doesn't cause the creature to become tapped.
2017-02-09
Improvise doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.
2017-02-09
Improvise can't be used to pay for anything other than the cost of casting the spell. For example, it can't be used during the resolution of an ability that says "Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}."
2017-02-09
Improvise can't pay for {W}, {U}, {B}, {R}, {G}, or {C} mana symbols in a spell's total cost.
2017-02-09
If an artifact you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with improvise will result in the artifact being tapped when you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for improvise. Similarly, if you sacrifice an artifact to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with improvise, that artifact won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for improvise.
2017-02-09
Tapping an artifact won't cause its abilities to stop applying unless those abilities say so.
2017-02-09
When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Improvise applies after the total cost is calculated.
2017-02-09
Because improvise isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.

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