Sorcerous Spyglass Sorcerous Spyglass

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Sorcerous Spyglass : The Lost Caverns of Ixalan


Type: Artifact
Rarity: Uncommon
Color: Colorless
Number: 261
Finishes: nonfoil, foil
Reprint: Yes
Printings: ELD, FDN, LCI, PELD, PXLN, SLD, TSR, XLN

Text: As this artifact enters, look at an opponent's hand, then choose any card name. Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
Variations:

Finish Market Price Lowest Price Higest Price Average Price
Normal $0.02 $0.02 $0.04 $0.02
Foil $0.04 $0.03 $0.04 $0.04



Legality


Alchemy

Brawl

Commander

Duel

Explorer

Gladiator

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Oathbreaker

Pauper

Pauper Commander

Penny

Pioneer

Standard

Timeless



Rulings

  • 03/19/2021

    Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as equip) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. Triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") are unaffected by the last ability of Sorcerous Spyglass.

  • 03/19/2021

    An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.

  • 03/19/2021

    Sorcerous Spyglass affects cards regardless of what zone they're in. This includes cards in hand, cards in the graveyard, and exiled cards.

  • 03/19/2021

    You can choose any card name, even if that card doesn't normally have an activated ability. You're not limited to the names of cards you saw in the opponent's hand.

  • 03/19/2021

    You can't choose the name of a token unless that token has the same name as a card.