Likewise, if a spell or ability reduces the amount of mana it costs you to cast a spell with converge, you can't ignore that cost reduction in order to spend more colors of mana
They are now more about fixing than ramp in many cases
A combo deck built around casting a ton of spells, generating a bunch of mana, drawing a bunch of cards, and killing the opponent in some offhanded way after performing 20 to 30 mostly meaningless actions is not my favorite kind of Magic
And just in case you thought it couldn't get any worse, he lists "5" as an example of a Mersenne prime, which
Who needs cards when you're using all your mana to protect your Masticore and using it to kill every man your opponent plays
Phenax, God of Deception | Illustration by Ryan Barger Devotion is a mechanic that counts the number and type of colored mana symbols in the mana costs of your permanents