Taxing

Taxing is a slang term used to describe spells that stop an opponent from doing something unless they pay a price (usually extra mana). Taxing cards are most often creatures and enchantments, but occasionally are done as one-shot spells.
==Description==
Taxing is a white mechanic. Most of blue's taxing has gone to white (it used to be primary in blue), but blue still gets taxing counterspells (such as <c>Mana Leak</c>). Taxing cards are most often creatures and enchantments, but occasionally are done as one-shot spells or colored artifacts.
A small number uses on-board counters as taxing, given that a player can't tax a spell already paid for. Another form makes the tax penalty in the form of drawn cards. A new effect is to tax a specific card in an opponent's hand, as <c>Elite Spellbinder</C> or <c>Anointed Peacekeeper</c>. 
Examples are <c>Kataki, War's Wage</c>, <c>Thalia, Guardian of Thraben</c>, <c>Archangel of Tithes</c>, , 
==Test card==
Tax was consolidated in rules text on the 2024 Mystery Booster 2 test card ([...] each time a spell you control or an ability of a permanent you control causes an opponent to pay extra mana.)
==See also==
*Ghostly Prison effects
== References ==
Category:Magic slang
Category:Miscellaneous mechanics
Category:Test cards