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The set needed an artifact destruction spell, and a fast mana spell. I figured I'd add them together like this, basing the casting cost around Deconstruct. That could spell a lot of mana... but we need to get to the late game for it to be feasible. In theory, you could cast this on your own inflated casting cost artifacts, like Oxidda Golem. But that's more of a feature than a bug.

Alternate spell I was thinking of, but figured it was a smidge too much for common:

Firefall
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Sorcery
Deal X damage to target creature. Add X to your mana pool.

I suggest you simply say "equal to that artifact's converted mana cost", so that it can work as mana acceleration on indestructible artifacts like Darksteel Gargoyle. Also because that's rather more standard templating.

But if it's not destroyed, you shouldn't be able to get anything from it. That would be bad flavor.

Hmm. But I don't think keeping the word 'destroyed' would be an appropriate way to prevent the mana from going to the pool. Standard templating, based on what you're saying dude, would be 'if that creature went to the graveyard from the battlefield', which is a pain to write out and read.

I do agree with the flavor complication, but this is probably one of those times where we have to let the snake wear the Lightning Greaves. Editing.

I agree with this edit. I don't think the flavour's too bad. The templating for the alternate effect could be "When that creature dies this turn, add..."