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Dualcaster Mage

Commander 2014 #34 rare
Creature — Human Wizard |
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Dualcaster Mage

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Live Value $5.65
Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)
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EDHREC Rank
#667
Mana Cost
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Oracle Data

Card Type Creature — Human Wizard
Color Identity Red
Power / Toughness 2 / 2
🖋️ Curator's Notes
Flash

When this creature enters, copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

""It has been my experience that disasters like to strike in pairs.""

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Official Judge Precedents

7 Precedents

Dualcaster Mage's triggered ability can target (and copy) any instant or sorcery spell, not just one with targets. It doesn't matter who controls it.

If the copy says that it affects "you," it affects the controller of the copy, not the controller of the original spell. Similarly, if the copy says that it affects an "opponent," it affects an opponent of the copy's controller, not an opponent of the original spell's controller.

If the spell is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copy will have the same mode. You can't choose a different one.

As Dualcaster Mage's triggered ability resolves, it creates a copy of a spell on the stack. The copy isn't cast, so abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger.

The copy will have the same targets as the spell it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).

You can't choose to pay any additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any additional or alternative costs paid for the targeted spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy.

If the spell has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Earthquake does), the copy has the same value of X.

📜 Technical Attributes
Release Date: 2014-11-07
Artist Reference: Matt Stewart
Border Profile: black
✨ Variants & Finishes
Available Finishes Standard
Promo Status NO
Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal
modern not_legal
legacy legal
commander legal
pioneer not_legal
pauper not_legal
vintage legal
brawl legal
explorer not_legal
penny legal
predh not_legal
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