Charitable Levy: Generosity with a Price
Charitable Levy is an uncommon enchantment from Modern Horizons 3, presented in a retro frame that nods to the set’s nostalgic aesthetic. The card’s effect is straightforward and tempo-friendly: noncreature spells cost {1} more to cast. Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell, put a collection counter on Charitable Levy. Then if there are three or more collection counters on it, sacrifice it. If you do, draw a card, then you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
In practice, Charitable Levy slows down the flow of spells while offering a late payoff. The sacrifice trigger creates a clock that rewards careful play and a Plains tutor can help fix white mana or enable a critical land drop. The result is a reliable, if conditional, engine for white based control or value-based strategies that lean on noncreature spells rather than creatures to win the game.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost: {1}{W}
- Card Type: Enchantment
- Subtypes: None
- Card Text (Printed): Noncreature spells cost {1} more to cast. Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell, put a collection counter on Charitable Levy. Then if there are three or more collection counters on it, sacrifice it. If you do, draw a card, then you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
