<p>It's often helpful, as @PhilipKendall noticed, to check the <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rosheen%20Meanderer#ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_MainContent_SubContent_SubContent_rulingsRow" rel="noreferrer">rulings under the card in Gatherer</a>:</p>
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<p>You can spend mana generated by Rosheen on any part of a cost that contains {X}. You're not limited to spending it only on the {X} part.</p>
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<p>So yes, you can cast a Stroke of Genius (mana cost X2U) for X = 2.</p>

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<p>The mana from the giant <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rosheen%20Meanderer">Rosheen Meanderer</a> can only be used for spells with X, but it does not have to only pay the X cost. So, for instance, you can tap an island and the giant and cast <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Stroke%20of%20Genius">Stroke of Genius</a> for X = 2.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure it works like that, just need confirmation.</p>

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Can mana generated by Rosheen Meanderer be used to pay for non-X components of costs that contain X?
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# Can mana generated by Rosheen Meanderer be used to pay for non-X components of costs that contain X?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-21)

The mana from the giant [Rosheen Meanderer](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rosheen%20Meanderer) can only be used for spells with X, but it does not have to only pay the X cost. So, for instance, you can tap an island and the giant and cast [Stroke of Genius](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Stroke%20of%20Genius) for X = 2.

I'm pretty sure it works like that, just need confirmation.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-01-21. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

It's often helpful, as @PhilipKendall noticed, to check the [rulings under the card in Gatherer](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rosheen%20Meanderer#ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_MainContent_SubContent_SubContent_rulingsRow):

> You can spend mana generated by Rosheen on any part of a cost that contains {X}. You're not limited to spending it only on the {X} part.

So yes, you can cast a Stroke of Genius (mana cost X2U) for X = 2.


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