Galvanic Discharge

Jun 7, 2024 · Energy counters are a kind of counter that a player may have. They're not associated with any specific permanents.

Jun 7, 2024 · {E} is the energy symbol. It represents one energy counter.

Jun 7, 2024 · If an effect says you get one or more {E}, you get that many energy counters. To pay one or more {E}, you lose that many energy counters. You can't pay more energy counters than you have. Any effects that interact with counters a player gets, has, or loses can interact with energy counters.

Jun 7, 2024 · You may pay zero {E}. You will get {E}{E}{E}, but Galvanic Discharge won't deal any damage.

Jun 7, 2024 · Some triggered abilities state that you "may pay" a certain amount of {E}. You can't pay that amount multiple times to multiply the effect. You simply choose whether or not to pay that amount of {E} as the ability resolves.

Jun 7, 2024 · Keep track of how many energy counters each player has. Potential ways to track this include writing theme down on paper or using dice, but any method that is clear and mutually agreeable is fine. (At higher levels of tournament play, dice may not be allowed for tracking counters that players have.)

Jun 7, 2024 · Some triggered abilities that state that you "may pay" a certain amount of {E} describe an effect that happens "If you do." In that case, no player may take actions to try to stop the ability's effect after you make your choice. If the payment is followed by the phrase "When you do," then you'll choose any targets for that reflexive triggered ability and put it on the stack before players can take actions.

Jun 7, 2024 · Energy counters aren't mana. They don't go away as steps, phases, and turns end, and effects that add mana "of any type" can't give you energy counters.