Distract the Guards

one generic mana one white mana Sorcery

Freerunning one generic mana one white mana (You may cast this spell for its freerunning cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with an Assassin or commander.)

Create three 1/1 white Human Rogue creature tokens.

The thieves of Venice are dependable allies of the Assassins, ready at any moment to cause a ruckus.

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Distract the Guards rulings

2024-07-05
Once an Assassin creature or commander you control deals combat damage to a player in a turn, you can cast spells for their freerunning costs for the rest of that turn. It doesn’t matter what happens to that Assassin or commander after that.

Distract the Guards keyword rules

Freerunning Rule 702.173

Freerunning is a static ability that functions on the stack. “Freerunning [cost]” means “You may pay [cost] rather than pay this spell’s mana cost if a player was dealt combat damage this turn by a creature that, at the time it dealt that damage, was an Assassin creature or a commander under your control.” Casting a spell for its freerunning cost follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules and –h.