fix(engine): deny alternative-cost riders zone authority from alternative-cost grants - #7981
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…tive-cost grants phase-rs#7948 gated exactly the face-down cast out of Alternative-provenance grants; the admission still asked "is this the FaceDown variant?" — a form check covering one member of the class. An Evoke or Bestow election (their costs are alternative costs, CR 702.74a / CR 702.103a) could still ride a free grant's zone authority: two alternative costs on one cast, forbidden by CR 118.9a / CR 601.2b. The class question now lives in ONE authority next to its sibling: CastingVariant::is_independent_alternative_cost_rider — an exhaustive match (a new variant is a compile error) distinguishing card-native alternative-cost riders (FaceDown {3}, Evoke, Bestow, Overload, ...) from route-coupled variants whose alternative cost IS their admitting permission's cost (Madness, Suspend, Plot, Foretell, permission elections, graveyard keyword routes — one method, not two). The admission (has_exile_cast_permission), the election reselect (elected_exile_permission_source via the renamed static_source_is_normal_cost_authority), and the castable_zone gates all consult it; normal-cost routes (impulse play grants, NormalCost statics) keep admitting every rider. Also corrects a latent misclassification in the sibling authority: uses_alternative_cost listed Prototype, but the prototype cost is an alternative SET OF CHARACTERISTICS (CR 718.2 + CR 718.3b), not an alternative cost (CR 118.9) — the one-shot "next spell without paying" rider now zeroes a prototyped cast (pinned by next_spell_without_paying_zeroes_a_prototyped_cast). Counter-probes: reverting the admission to the FaceDown form turns both new deny tests red; moving Prototype back to the alternative list turns the new rider pin red. Class: 43 Bestow and ~33 Evoke printed cards, plus every other rider keyword (Overload, Dash, Blitz, ...) uniformly. Not covered (named): Bestow/Evoke elections are admitted but not yet OFFERED as candidates from exile under pure NormalCost static sources (the FaceDown candidate parity, like the graveyard parity named in phase-rs#7948); a single_use normal-cost grant is still not consumed by a rider cast through it. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe casting engine now identifies independent alternative-cost riders, blocks them from using alternative-cost zone permissions, and reselects normal-cost authority. Prototype casts use their actual mana cost. Tests cover Evoke, Bestow, free casts, normal-cost grants, and Prototype. ChangesAlternative-cost casting
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to Under specific permission combinations, the engine can still prepare an illegal Evoke or Bestow cast, and a one-shot normal-cost authority may remain reusable after such a cast. These are concrete casting-authority correctness risks, so the PR should not merge until the paths are fixed or explicitly accepted by the owner. Suggested reviewers: 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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15149-15203: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAdd a test that pins the invariant between the two exhaustive matches.
is_independent_alternative_cost_rideranduses_alternative_costare two separately exhaustive matches over the same 40-variant enum. Logically, every variant that returnstruefromis_independent_alternative_cost_ridermust also returntruefromuses_alternative_cost(a variant cannot be an "independent alternative cost rider" without using an alternative cost). This invariant holds today for all 20 true-arm variants, but nothing enforces it going forward: a futureCastingVariantaddition could satisfy one exhaustive match while being misclassified in the other, and the compiler would not catch it.Add a unit test that iterates all variant constructors and asserts
is_independent_alternative_cost_rider(v) implies uses_alternative_cost(v), so a future mismatch fails a test instead of silently shipping.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@crates/engine/src/game/casting.rs`:
- Around line 6533-6534: Update the castable_zone logic in the casting flow to
reject alt_rider_variant whenever the offer is bound to a resolution_cleanup
alternative-cost permission, regardless of sibling NormalCost permissions;
preserve rider authorization only for eligible non-resolution offers, and add a
regression covering free resolution_cleanup plus NormalCost with
CastingVariant::Evoke.
- Around line 3185-3202: Update the energy-cost processing that assigns
energy_cost_from_exile so it only uses the permission elected for the cast, or
excludes independent rider permissions from the scan; preserve the existing
ExileWithEnergyCost rider rejection and ensure an Evoke election reaches
evoke_cost rather than the NoCost path. Add a regression covering
ExileWithEnergyCost, a NormalCost grant, and an Evoke election.
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In `@crates/engine/src/types/game_state.rs`:
- Around line 15149-15203: Add a unit test near the tests for
is_independent_alternative_cost_rider and uses_alternative_cost that constructs
every CastingVariant variant, iterates them, and asserts that any variant
returning true from is_independent_alternative_cost_rider also returns true from
uses_alternative_cost. Include representative values for payload-bearing
constructors so the invariant covers the entire enum.
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| !alt_rider && obj.owner == player | ||
| } | ||
| crate::types::ability::CastingPermission::ExileWithAltCost { | ||
| cost_provenance, .. | ||
| } => { | ||
| // CR 702.168b + CR 118.9a: a `NormalCost` grant restates the | ||
| // card's own printed cost — a normal cast route that admits | ||
| // the face-down cast; an `Alternative` grant does not. | ||
| (!face_down | ||
| // an alternative-cost rider; an `Alternative` grant does not. | ||
| (!alt_rider | ||
| || matches!( | ||
| cost_provenance, | ||
| crate::types::ability::ExileGrantCostProvenance::NormalCost | ||
| )) | ||
| && exile_alt_cost_permission_supports_cast(state, obj, player, p, None) | ||
| } | ||
| crate::types::ability::CastingPermission::ExileWithAltAbilityCost { .. } => { | ||
| !face_down && exile_alt_cost_permission_supports_cast(state, obj, player, p, None) | ||
| !alt_rider && exile_alt_cost_permission_supports_cast(state, obj, player, p, None) | ||
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Do not apply an unselected energy permission to a rider cast.
Lines 3185-3202 correctly reject ExileWithEnergyCost as rider authority. A sibling NormalCost permission can still admit the rider. However, Lines 6707-6716 scan every attached energy permission and set energy_cost_from_exile without checking which permission authorized the cast. That NoCost path precedes evoke_cost at Lines 7354-7395.
Bind energy-cost processing to the elected permission, or exclude independent riders from this scan. Add a regression with ExileWithEnergyCost, a NormalCost grant, and an Evoke election.
CR 118.9a allows only one alternative cost for a spell. (media.wizards.com)
As per coding guidelines, “Implement MTG behavior according to the Comprehensive Rules”; as per path instructions, “strict fidelity to the MTG Comprehensive Rules (CR).”
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In `@crates/engine/src/game/casting.rs` around lines 3185 - 3202, Update the
energy-cost processing that assigns energy_cost_from_exile so it only uses the
permission elected for the cast, or excludes independent rider permissions from
the scan; preserve the existing ExileWithEnergyCost rider rejection and ensure
an Evoke election reaches evoke_cost rather than the NoCost path. Add a
regression covering ExileWithEnergyCost, a NormalCost grant, and an Evoke
election.
Sources: Coding guidelines, Path instructions
| let castable_zone = ((has_unowned_exile_permission || has_during_resolution_alt_cost) | ||
| && (!face_down_variant || normal_cost_grant_supports_cast(state, obj, player))) | ||
| && (!alt_rider_variant || normal_cost_grant_supports_cast(state, obj, player))) |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Reject rider choices for a resolution-bound alternative-cost offer.
Lines 6533-6534 admit an independent rider when a sibling NormalCost permission exists. The resolution offer still pins casting_permission_index to its resolution_cleanup alternative-cost permission at Lines 6467-6489. Lines 6652-6671 then use that pinned permission, so a free resolution offer plus a sibling normal-cost grant can prepare an Evoke or Bestow cast at NoCost.
Do not let an unrelated normal-cost permission authorize a rider inside a resolution-bound alternative-cost offer. Add a regression for a free resolution_cleanup grant plus NormalCost plus CastingVariant::Evoke.
CR 118.9a allows only one alternative cost for a spell. (media.wizards.com)
As per coding guidelines, “Implement MTG behavior according to the Comprehensive Rules”; as per path instructions, “strict fidelity to the MTG Comprehensive Rules (CR).”
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In `@crates/engine/src/game/casting.rs` around lines 6533 - 6534, Update the
castable_zone logic in the casting flow to reject alt_rider_variant whenever the
offer is bound to a resolution_cleanup alternative-cost permission, regardless
of sibling NormalCost permissions; preserve rider authorization only for
eligible non-resolution offers, and add a regression covering free
resolution_cleanup plus NormalCost with CastingVariant::Evoke.
Sources: Coding guidelines, Path instructions
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Blocked — two selected-authority paths still admit an independent alternative-cost rider through a second alternative-cost grant.
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[HIGH] The resolution-bound offer can borrow a sibling normal-cost grant to admit an Evoke/Bestow rider. Evidence: crates/engine/src/game/casting.rs:6467-6489 pins casting_permission_index_override to the exact resolution_cleanup alternative-cost permission, but crates/engine/src/game/casting.rs:6531-6534 admits the rider whenever any sibling is a normal-cost grant. Why it matters: the offer remains bound to the resolution grant for cost preparation, so the independent rider is still applied to that alternative-cost offer rather than to the sibling route. Suggested fix: make the resolution-bound path reject independent riders before the sibling normal-cost-authority fallback, and add a runtime regression for a free resolution offer plus a normal-cost grant and Evoke.
[HIGH] An unselected energy permission can still zero a rider cast authorized by a different normal-cost grant. Evidence: crates/engine/src/game/casting.rs:3182-3201 rejects ExileWithEnergyCost as rider authority, but crates/engine/src/game/casting.rs:6707-6716 scans every attached energy permission without consulting the elected authority; crates/engine/src/game/casting.rs:7354-7395 gives that result precedence over the Evoke/Bestow cost. Why it matters: adding an energy permission beside a normal-cost grant makes the legal rider election free even though the energy permission was not the selected route. Suggested fix: bind energy processing to the elected permission or exclude independent riders from this unselected scan, with a runtime regression using energy + normal-cost grant + Evoke.
✅ Clean
The current-head tests directly cover the base free-grant denial and normal-cost-grant admission, but not either mixed-permission path above.
Recommendation: request changes — close both authority-selection gaps and add the two discriminating runtime regressions before re-review.
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Fixes #7979.
What
The zone-authority gate from #7948 tests one variant by name (
CastingVariant::FaceDown). Every other card-native alternative-cost rider still took zone authority from a grant whose own permission is an alternative cost, so the engine offered the bestow and the evoke election on a card it may only cast without paying its mana cost. CR 118.9a forbids the combination, so the election must not be offered in the first place.Authority
CastingVariant::is_independent_alternative_cost_rider— an exhaustivematchwith no catch-all, next to the existinguses_alternative_cost. It answers a different question: madness, suspend, plot, foretell, escape, flashback and the other graveyard/exile keywords carry an alternative cost that IS the cost of their own permission — one procedure, not a second alternative cost applied to it. Only riders independent of the permission (bestow, evoke, overload, dash, mutate, warp, face-down, …) are denied. A new variant cannot compile without being classified.Consumers moved onto it:
has_exile_cast_permission,elected_exile_permission_source, the unowned-exile / during-resolution / graveyard-alt-cost branches ofcastable_zone, and the static-source predicate (renamedstatic_source_is_normal_cost_authority, since it is no longer face-down-specific).Prototype
Removed from
uses_alternative_cost. CR 718.2 makes the inset frame an alternative set of characteristics; CR 718.3b: "Both a prototyped spell and the permanent it becomes have only its alternative set of characteristics." The prototyped mana cost therefore IS the spell's mana cost, not an alternative cost (CR 118.9). Live consumer:next_spell_without_payingskips any cast it believes uses an alternative cost, so a free cast of a prototyped spell was left paying its cost.Tests
an_alternative_grant_lends_no_zone_authority_to_an_evoke_electionan_alternative_grant_lends_no_zone_authority_to_a_bestow_electiona_normal_cost_grant_keeps_the_evoke_election_from_exilea_free_grant_still_casts_the_evoker_without_the_evoke_electiona_free_grant_keeps_the_prototype_election_from_exilenext_spell_without_paying_zeroes_a_prototyped_castCounter-probe: putting
Prototypeback in theuses_alternative_costtrue-arm turns the two prototype pins red.Class
379 of 35 798 cards in
client/public/card-data.jsoncarry a card-native rider: bestow 43, evoke 36, warp 36, mutate 34, sneak 28, overload 28, dash 23, blitz 18, miracle 18, emerge 15, awaken 15, more-than-meets-the-eye 15, cleave 12, freerunning 11, spectacle 11, surge 11, prowl 10, web-slinging 10, impending 6.Not covered
Bestow and evoke elections are now allowed under a plain normal-cost exile permission but not yet offered as exile candidates there — the face-down candidate parity added by #7948 has no sibling yet. A
single_usenormal-cost grant is still not consumed by a rider cast. Graveyard face-down candidate parity is likewise still open.Verification
cargo test -p phase-engine --libcargo test --test integrationcargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warningsPlayed in the real client on this head: Dauthi Voidwalker exiling a disguise creature and an evoker each offer exactly one option — the free normal cast — and no rider election.
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