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:

  1. The game looks at the Energy and Power costs of the sacrificed unit (the Reflection token copying Atakhan).
  2. Since it is copying Atakhan, its attributes are treated as Atakhan’s base Energy and Power costs.
  3. 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.

FAQ #10038May 4, 2026