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Sorcerous Spyglass
RareMV 2
Artifact
As this artifact enters, look at an opponent's hand, then choose any card name.
Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
Card capabilities
Artifact
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Other printings
10 other English printingsEarliest 2017-09-29Newest 2024-11-15Cheapest priced $0.09 in FDN
Rulings (5)
wotc19 Mar 2021
Sorcerous Spyglass affects cards regardless of what zone they're in. This includes cards in hand, cards in the graveyard, and exiled cards.
wotc19 Mar 2021
An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.
wotc19 Mar 2021
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as equip) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. Triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") are unaffected by the last ability of Sorcerous Spyglass.
wotc19 Mar 2021
You can't choose the name of a token unless that token has the same name as a card.
wotc19 Mar 2021
You can choose any card name, even if that card doesn't normally have an activated ability. You're not limited to the names of cards you saw in the opponent's hand.
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