Ajani's Response
Mana cost
Mana value5TypeInstant
Color identity White
RarityCommon
SetSecrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
ArtistApril Prime
Price€0.02 · foil €0.11 · $0.14
Mana value5TypeInstant
Color identity White
RarityCommon
SetSecrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
ArtistApril Prime
Price€0.02 · foil €0.11 · $0.14Ajani's Response
Instant
This spell costs 
less to cast if it targets a tapped creature.
Destroy target creature.
less to cast if it targets a tapped creature.Destroy target creature.
Ajani no longer wanted to swing his axe in battle, but nothing came easier to him than defending those who needed protection.
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardLegalPioneerLegalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperLegalBrawlLegalOathbreakerLegalHistoricLegalTimelessLegalPenny DreadfulNot legal
Rulings
2026-03-20
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 Ajani's Response's first ability). The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.