If my opponent has Vex at a battlefield and I have a hidden card there, do I have to pay the additional cost to cast that spell?
Yes, you must pay the additional cost.
According to the official ruling for this interaction:
- Hidden sets the base cost of the spell to 0.
- Vex's ability acts as a cost increase, which is applied after the base cost is set to 0.
- Therefore, you must pay the additional cost imposed by Vex to activate the spell from Hidden.
Sequence:
- Hidden removes the base cost of the spell.
- Additional costs (such as the cost increase from Vex) are added after.
- You must pay these additional costs to activate the spell.