This article is from the Magic: The Gathering Rules FAQ, by Patrik Linell (pls@claymore.nu) with numerous contributions by others.
Something that doesn't exist anymore. During Fifth Edition rules,
mana sources were spells that were "faster" than instants and interrupts
(see A.03). These days, all spells that were mana sources are instants and
played as such.
 
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