<p>The CMC of Filigree Familiar is always 3. The only time the CMC of a card changes is if it has {X} in its mana cost and it is on the stack (in which case it is the chosen value for X, other wise X counts as 0).</p>

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  <p><strong>202.3.</strong> The converted mana cost of an object is a number equal to the total amount of mana in its mana cost, regardless of color.</p>
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2016-10-27T19:41:18.513Z
The CMC of a 'card' also changes if the card starts representing a different object, as with meld (202.3c.)
corsiKa
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2016-10-27T20:21:20.730Z
Recommend expanding this answer to explain that the creature and enchant are distinct entities on the battlefield, to fully correct the misunderstanding demonstrated in the question.
Drunk Cynic
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2016-10-27T18:55:30.630Z
2016-10-27T18:55:30.630Z
diego
<p>Just started playing MTG and I have a <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bFiligree%20Familiar%5d">Filigree Familiar</a> of 3 cost enchanted with <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bMarked%20by%20Honor%5d">Marked by Honor</a> with a cost of 4. Does the CMC of the Filigree Familiar equal 3 or the combined cost of 7? My opponent is using the card <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bFragmentize%5d">Fragmentize</a> to destroy the Filigree Familiar, but we aren't sure what the CMC is equal to.</p>

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Is the CMC of a creature that is enchanted the cost of the enchantment and the creature combined?
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# Is the CMC of a creature that is enchanted the cost of the enchantment and the creature combined?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-27)

Just started playing MTG and I have a [Filigree Familiar](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bFiligree%20Familiar%5d) of 3 cost enchanted with [Marked by Honor](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bMarked%20by%20Honor%5d) with a cost of 4. Does the CMC of the Filigree Familiar equal 3 or the combined cost of 7? My opponent is using the card [Fragmentize](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bFragmentize%5d) to destroy the Filigree Familiar, but we aren't sure what the CMC is equal to.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-10-27. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

The CMC of Filigree Familiar is always 3. The only time the CMC of a card changes is if it has {X} in its mana cost and it is on the stack (in which case it is the chosen value for X, other wise X counts as 0).

> **202.3.** The converted mana cost of an object is a number equal to the total amount of mana in its mana cost, regardless of color.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The CMC of a 'card' also changes if the card starts representing a different object, as with meld (202.3c.)  
> **username_3**: Recommend expanding this answer to explain that the creature and enchant are distinct entities on the battlefield, to fully correct the misunderstanding demonstrated in the question.  

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