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Master of Predicaments

{3}{U}{U}

Creature — Sphinx

Magic 2015·m15 #67·Rare·2014·Art by Matt Stewart
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal

Oracle Text

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, choose a card in your hand. That player guesses whether the card's mana value is greater than 4. If the player guessed wrong, you may cast the card without paying its mana cost.

Designed by David Sirlin

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Print Details

Set
Magic 2015 (M15)
Number
#67
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Matt Stewart
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.33
USD Foil
$1.60
EUR
0.41
EUR Foil
1.15
MTGO Tix
0.02

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings7

7/18/2014·wotc

If the card has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.

7/18/2014·wotc

To choose a card in your hand, clearly separate it from the rest of your hand without revealing it.

7/18/2014·wotc

If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. Notably, you can't cast a card with bestow as an Aura this way. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.

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