Bite Down on Crime
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may collect evidence 6. This spell costs {2} less to cast if evidence was collected. (To collect evidence 6, exile cards with total mana value 6 or greater from your graveyard.) Target creature you control gets +2/+0 until end of turn. It deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.
Rulings (3)
Feb 2, 2024 · Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard to stop you from collecting evidence.
Feb 2, 2024 · If either target is an illegal target as Bite Down on Crime tries to resolve, the creature you control won't deal damage.
Feb 2, 2024 · If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.