<p>Mana symbols such as <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/zYhYL.gif" alt="enter image description here"> are called a hybrid mana cost. You can pay that cost with either of the 2 colors shown. Here is a brief summary of hybrid mana rules:</p>

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  <p>Hybrid mana symbols represent a cost that can be paid with either of two colors. For example, a cost represented by the <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/zYhYL.gif" alt=""> symbol can be paid with one white mana or one blue mana. It’s both a white and a blue mana symbol, and a card with <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/zYhYL.gif" alt=""> in its mana cost is both white and blue.</p>
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2014-11-26T04:11:58.663Z
I corrected an "oh1" to the same symbol; could you double check my correction in case that wasn't what it was supposed to refer to?
doppelgreener
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2014-11-26T04:49:54.590Z
@doppelgreener Thanks; I had made the same correction in another place but missed that one; it's correct now.
GendoIkari
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2014-11-26T03:18:47.147Z
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GendoIkari
<p>I have just bought a deck and it has cards that have two colors within one mana symbol, like <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/zYhYL.gif" alt="enter image description here">. Do I have to pay both colors or can I choose between the two?</p>

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2014-11-26T05:02:39.567Z
If you had to pay both, they'd be side-by-side.
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How do I play a card if it has two colors within the one mana symbol in its cost?
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# How do I play a card if it has two colors within the one mana symbol in its cost?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-26)

I have just bought a deck and it has cards that have two colors within one mana symbol, like ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/zYhYL.gif). Do I have to pay both colors or can I choose between the two?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: If you had to pay both, they'd be side-by-side.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-11-26. Score: 6

Mana symbols such as ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/zYhYL.gif) are called a hybrid mana cost. You can pay that cost with either of the 2 colors shown. Here is a brief summary of hybrid mana rules:

> Hybrid mana symbols represent a cost that can be paid with either of two colors. For example, a cost represented by the ![](https://i.sstatic.net/zYhYL.gif) symbol can be paid with one white mana or one blue mana. It’s both a white and a blue mana symbol, and a card with ![](https://i.sstatic.net/zYhYL.gif) in its mana cost is both white and blue.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: I corrected an "oh1" to the same symbol; could you double check my correction in case that wasn't what it was supposed to refer to?  
> **username_2**: @username_3 Thanks; I had made the same correction in another place but missed that one; it's correct now.  

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