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Master of Predicaments

Creature — Sphinx

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Market price

2

Public decks

Master of Predicaments
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Rules Text

FlyingWhenever 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

Card Facts

Mana value
5
Power / Toughness
4 / 4
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#9,539
Keywords
Flying
Rarity

Legality

Commander

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Modern

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Penny Dreadful

Legal

Pioneer

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Alchemy

Not legal

Brawl

Not legal

Competitive Brawl

Not legal

Future

Not legal

Gladiator

Not legal

Historic

Not legal

Old School

Not legal

Pauper

Not legal

Pauper Commander

Not legal

PreDH

Not legal

Premodern

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Standard Brawl

Not legal

Timeless

Not legal

TLR

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Apr 18, 2017 · Wizards of the Coast

    If the card is a split card, its mana value is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If the player guesses wrong and you cast a split card this way, you may cast either half (or both halves if the card has fuse), no matter what its mana value is.

  2. Jul 18, 2014 · Wizards of the Coast

    Although you may choose a land card in your hand, you won't be able to play it even if the player guessed wrong.

  3. Jul 18, 2014 · Wizards of the Coast

    If you don't cast the card, either because the player guessed right or because you choose not to cast it, you don't have to reveal it. Your opponent won't know the reason you didn't cast the card.

  4. Jul 18, 2014 · Wizards of the Coast

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

  5. Jul 18, 2014 · Wizards of the Coast

    You cast the card in your hand as part of the resolution of the triggered ability. Timing restrictions based on the card's type (such as creature or sorcery) are ignored. Other restrictions, such as "Cast [this card] only during combat," are not.

  6. Jul 18, 2014 · Wizards of the Coast

    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.

  7. Jul 18, 2014 · Wizards of the Coast

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

Printings

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2 printings
The List
The ListPLST
Magic 2015
Magic 2015M15 · $0.62
Community

Decks using this card

2 public decks run Master of Predicaments.


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TheGentleman
TheGentleman9 days ago
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