If they cant pay X, or refuse to, they still tap all their lands and empty their mana pool, rendering the rest of their turn awash, more or less
In the manga, Chazz is far more stoic but just as determined to prove himself as a powerful duelist
Welcome back to another installment of Mana Math, where I take the numbers were given about a set and turn that into easy-to-understand information about how hard it will be to open the card you really want
The right decisions will pave the way for a smoother and more powerful experience
Konami also took those rule updates and tried implementing them as it saw fit
That said, since using land destruction effects restricts mana for both players, you generally need to deal with threats before you start destroying lands