Can I pay for Attakan with a Reflection of Attakan?
Yes, you can use a Reflection token that is currently copying Atakhan to pay for the additional cost of playing a new Atakhan.
According to Rule 182.1.d, token units are units and follow all rules for their type. When you sacrifice a unit to pay an additional cost, the game checks the current attributes of that unit. Because a Reflection token that is copying Atakhan adopts the attributes of Atakhan (including its printed Energy and Power costs), it is a valid unit to sacrifice.
Cost Reduction Calculation: When you sacrifice that Reflection token to play Atakhan:
- The game looks at the Energy and Power costs of the sacrificed unit (the Reflection token copying Atakhan).
- Since it is copying Atakhan, its attributes are treated as Atakhan’s base Energy and Power costs.
- You will receive the cost reduction based on those values.
This differs from sacrificing a standard Reflection token (which has no base Energy or Power cost), where the reduction would be zero, as detailed in RiftJudge FAQ #9993.