Path of Peril
Cleave {4}{W}{B} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Destroy all creatures [with mana value 2 or less].
Rulings (4)
Nov 19, 2021 · A cleave cost is an alternative cost that's paid instead of the spell's mana cost. Casting a spell for its cleave cost doesn't change the spell's mana value.
Nov 19, 2021 · If you cast a spell for its cleave cost, that spell doesn't have any of the text in square brackets while it's on the stack.
Nov 19, 2021 · You can't cast a spell for both its cleave cost and another alternative cost. For example, if an effect gives an Alchemist's Retrieval in your graveyard a flashback cost of {U}, you can't cast it from your graveyard for its cleave cost.
Nov 19, 2021 · If an effect allows you to “cast a spell without paying its mana cost,” you can't cast that spell for its cleave cost.
Where it’s played now
Inclusion by archetype
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffers Control | Modern | 100% | 1× | 1 |
| Mono Black Midrange | Modern | 50% | 2× | 2 |
| Mill | Modern | 6.3% | 1× | 16 |
| Necrodominance | Modern | 5.4% | 1× | 56 |
| Doomsday | Legacy | 3.6% | 1× | 56 |
| Dimir Frog | Modern | 1.8% | 1× | 55 |