![TIL Karn's Sylex still lets you pay life to use mana abilities. My opponent seemed pretty confused too once they started hovering over the sylex and their own thran portal, then immediately TIL Karn's Sylex still lets you pay life to use mana abilities. My opponent seemed pretty confused too once they started hovering over the sylex and their own thran portal, then immediately](https://preview.redd.it/til-karns-sylex-still-lets-you-pay-life-to-use-mana-v0-eimnwy59q2w91.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d9261b22f4189f9a16e94d51a964123d835525f7)
TIL Karn's Sylex still lets you pay life to use mana abilities. My opponent seemed pretty confused too once they started hovering over the sylex and their own thran portal, then immediately
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