Mask of the Schemer
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SetNCC
Collector #129
Released2022-04-29
Rarityrare
ArtistJames Paick
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Mask of the Schemer

RareColour IDMV 3
Artifact — Equipment
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, it connives X, where X is the amount of damage it dealt to that player. (Draw X cards, then discard X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each nonland card discarded this way.)
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Keywords
EquipConnive
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 2022-04-29Newest 2022-04-29Cheapest priced $2.11 in NCC
Rulings (4)
wotc29 Apr 2022
If no card is discarded, most likely because that player's hand is empty and an effect says they can't draw cards, the conniving creature does not receive a +1/+1 counter.
wotc29 Apr 2022
If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to connive but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still connives. If you discard a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything. Abilities that trigger “when [that creature] connives” will trigger.
wotc29 Apr 2022
Once an ability that causes a creature to connive begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the conniving creature after you discard a nonland card but before it receives a counter.
wotc29 Apr 2022
Connive X is a variant of connive. If a creature connives X, its controller will draw X cards, discard X cards, then then put a number of +1/+1 counters on the conniving permanent equal to the number of nonland cards discarded this way.