What does cumulative upkeep mean in MTG?
Cumulative upkeep in MTG is like that gym membership you regret - it costs more the longer you keep it! In game terms, it's a mechanic where at the beginning of your upkeep, you put an age counter on the card and then you have to pay its cumulative upkeep cost for each age counter on it. If you can't (or choose not to) pay, you have to sacrifice it. It's like a ticking time bomb, where the cost just keeps going up!
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Just think of cumulative upkeep as rent that increases every month. Each turn, you add an age counter and pay for each counter. So, if you aren't ready to pay up, you'll have to say goodbye to that card.
Honestly, cumulative upkeep is a hassle. More trouble than it's worth. There, I said it.
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