They are also useful traps even if I were to go second, and are meant to take out problematic foes like Cycle Reader
Instant Color tag templates(None) Demand Answers As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or discard a card
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a harmonize cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as the cost reduction from tapping a creature)
Word of caution though: it wont keep its activated ability, so you wont be able to toggle between creatures like a Pokmon trainer
(If a monster with an A-Counter battles an "Alien" monster, it loses 300 ATK and DEF for each A-Counter during damage calculation only.) Alien Telepath X FIRE Level 4 [ ReptileEffect ] ATK 1600 DEF 1000 Once per turn, you can remove 1 A-Counter from an opponent's monster to destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card