The Lord of the Eagles

seven generic mana one blue mana Legendary Creature — Bird NoblePower and toughness8/8

Flash

This spell costs X generic mana less to cast, where X is the total power of creatures you control with flying.

Flying

The ancient Eagles of the northern mountains were proud, strong, and noble-hearted—the greatest of all birds.

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The Lord of the Eagles rulings

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The cost reduction ability reduces only the generic mana in the cost to cast The Lord of the Eagles. The colored mana must still be paid.
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Once a player has announced that they are casting The Lord of the Eagles, no player may take actions to try and change the power of creatures its controller controls before that spell's cost is locked in.
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The total cost to cast The Lord of the Eagles is locked in before you pay that cost. For example, if you control three flying creatures, each with power 2, including one you can sacrifice to add , the total cost of The Lord of the Eagles is . Then you can sacrifice the creature as you activate mana abilities just before paying the cost.
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To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of The Lord of the Eagles). The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

The Lord of the Eagles keyword rules

Flying Rule 702.9

Flying is an evasion ability.

A creature with flying can’t be blocked except by creatures with flying and/or reach. A creature with flying can block a creature with or without flying. (See rule , “Declare Blockers Step,” and rule , “Reach.”)

Multiple instances of flying on the same creature are redundant.

Flash Rule 702.8

Flash is a static ability that functions in any zone from which you could play the card it’s on. “Flash” means “You may play this card any time you could cast an instant.”

Multiple instances of flash on the same object are redundant.