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Sorcerous Spyglass

Card Name

Cannocchiale Incantato

Mana Cost

2

Type

Artifact

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

Mentre il Cannocchiale Incantato entra nel campo di battaglia, guarda la mano di un avversario, poi scegli il nome di una carta qualsiasi.Le abilità attivate delle fonti col nome scelto non possono essere attivate a meno che non siano abilità di mana.

Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Pauper

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.