wotc
You cast the copy while the ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #MRD-188
Isochron Scepter
plst·#MRD-188·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Mark Harrison
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wishlisted
Sep '20
6 yr ago
Value
$18.78+$1 (+4.2%)
30 days high $18 · low $17
NM$17.8
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$16–$19modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $18low $9.98range 83.0%n 45
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #716 · Common include
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact
Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile an instant card with mana value 2 or less from your hand.
{2}, {T}: You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 5
wotc
If you don't want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.
wotc
If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $17.78. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $9.98 and $18.26 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PLST — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #MRD-188 of *The List*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2020 The List release.
Card type: Artifact, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Imprint.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #716 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Mark Harrison. Rarix catalogs 8 other cards credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Mark Harrison
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