Sorcerous Spyglass
 
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Card Name:
Sorcerous Spyglass
Mana Cost:
2
Mana Value:
2
Types:
Artifact
Card Text:
As Sorcerous Spyglass enters the battlefield, 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.
Expansion:
Rarity:
Rare
All Sets:
Ixalan (Rare)
Throne of Eldraine (Rare)
Time Spiral Remastered (Bonus)
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (Uncommon)
Magic: The Gathering Foundations (Uncommon)
Card Number:
248
Artist:
Language:
English
Rulings
3/19/2021 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.
3/19/2021 You can't choose the name of a token unless that token has the same name as a card.
3/19/2021 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.
3/19/2021 An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.
3/19/2021 Sorcerous Spyglass affects cards regardless of what zone they're in. This includes cards in hand, cards in the graveyard, and exiled cards.
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