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Mica, Reader of Ruins

Secrets of Strixhaven β€’ #124 β€’ uncommon
Legendary Creature β€” Human Artificer |
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Mica, Reader of Ruins

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Live Value $0.23
Foil Multiplier: 1.35x
Reprint Profile:
Never Reprinted MINIMAL

Never reprinted since its original release.

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Rarity
uncommon
Set Origin
Daily Shift
+4.55%
EDHREC Rank
#14,549
Mana Cost
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Oracle Data

Card Type Legendary Creature β€” Human Artificer
Color Identity Red
Power / Toughness 4 / 4
πŸ–‹οΈ Curator's Notes
Wardβ€”Pay 3 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 3 life.)

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may sacrifice an artifact. If you do, copy that spell and you may choose new targets for the copy.
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Official Judge Precedents

9 Precedents

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

If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one β€”" or the like), the copy will have the same mode or modes. You can't choose different ones.

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).

Mica's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.

Any choices made when the spell resolves won't have been made yet when it's copied. Any such choices will be made separately when the copy resolves.

If the spell that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast, the copy has the same value of X.

If the copied spell divides damage or distributes counters among a number of targets, the division and number of targets can't be changed. If you choose new targets, you must choose the same number of targets.

If a spell with a converge ability is copied, no mana was spent to cast the copy, so the number of colors of mana spent to cast the spell will be zero. The number of colors spent to cast the original spell is not copied.

The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger.

πŸ“œ Technical Attributes
Release Date: 2026-04-24
Artist Reference: Josu Hernaiz
Border Profile: black
✨ Variants & Finishes
Available Finishes Standard β€’ Traditional Foil
Promo Status NO
Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

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