Aeon's End
Does Jian's ability discard the spell after the first cast?
The designer clarified how the discard works.
- qxc0 · Designer · 2016-12-27
- nicklittle · Designer · 2017-12-06
- nicklittle · Designer · 2017-12-06
No — under Jian's ability the spell is discarded only when the second cast resolves, as a normal cast would. Cards like Disintegrating Scythe whose clause applies 'instead of discarding' only use that clause on the cast that actually discards.