Call to Glory

Q: Similarly, if I am holding <<The Academy>> and I play <<Call to Glory>> as my first spell and only spend the buff as the additional cost, do I still need to pay [3] to repeat it?

Rules for Context - 131.4., 356.1.b., 356.2.b., 820.1.

A: Yes.

Q. Can Tasks interrupt finalization?

Corner case, but useful to understand the deep process.

I target a 1M unit that has 1 buff and 1 damage marked, paying the cost by spending its buff.

Would this result in the unit dying before the spell finishes finalizing (cleanup fires between step 4 and step 5, unit is dead by Check Legality)?
Or does "pause" not apply mid-finalization?

RIOT ANSWER (15/04/2026)

Tasks cannot interrupt finalization.