Abstruse Archaic
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SetCMM
Collector #744
Released2023-08-04
Rarityrare
ArtistHristo D. Chukov
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Abstruse Archaic

RareMV 4
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Vigilance
, : Copy target activated or triggered ability you control from a colorless source. You may choose new targets for the copy. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
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Keywords
Vigilance
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Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2023-08-04Newest 2023-08-04Cheapest priced $2.72 in CMM
Rulings (11)
wotc28 Jul 2023
If the activated ability's cost contains a choice, such as a creature to sacrifice or a number of counters to remove, the copy uses that same information. You can't pay the cost again, even if you want to.
wotc28 Jul 2023
If the ability 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.
wotc28 Jul 2023
Abstruse Archaic's ability targets an ability that is on the stack and creates another instance of that ability on the stack. It doesn't cause any object to gain an ability.
wotc28 Jul 2023
If the ability is modal (that is, if it says, "Choose one —" or similar), the mode is copied and can't be changed.
wotc28 Jul 2023
The source of the copy is the same as the source of the original ability.
wotc28 Jul 2023
Any choices made when the ability resolves won't have been made yet when it's copied. Any such choices will be made separately when the copy resolves. If a triggered ability asks you to pay a cost, you pay that cost for the copy separately.