Oracle

Instant 

You may exile two black cards from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Soul Spike deals 4 damage to any target and you gain 4 life.

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Legal in: Vintage, Legacy, Modern, Commander

Officiele rulings

7/15/2006
You may pay the alternative cost rather than the card’s mana cost. Any additional costs are paid as normal.

7/15/2006
If you don’t have two cards of the right color in your hand, you can’t choose to cast the spell using the alternative cost.

7/15/2006
You can’t exile a card from your hand to pay for itself. At the time you would pay costs, that card is on the stack, not in your hand.

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