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Magic: The Gathering · Secrets of Strixhaven · Uncommon

Mica, Reader of Ruins

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer

$0.24

Market price

$0.31

Foil

3

Public decks

Mica, Reader of Ruins
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Rules Text

Ward—Pay 3 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 3 life.)Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may sacrifice an artifact. If you do, copy that spell and you may choose new targets for the copy.

Card Facts

Mana value
4
Power / Toughness
4 / 4
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#13,604
Keywords
Ward
Rarity

Legality

Alchemy

Legal

Brawl

Legal

Commander

Legal

Competitive Brawl

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Future

Legal

Gladiator

Legal

Historic

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Modern

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Pioneer

Legal

Standard

Legal

Standard Brawl

Legal

Timeless

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Old School

Not legal

Pauper

Not legal

Pauper Commander

Not legal

Penny Dreadful

Not legal

PreDH

Not legal

Premodern

Not legal

TLR

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    Mica's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.

  2. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    If a spell with a converge ability is copied, no mana was spent to cast the copy, so the number of colors of mana spent to cast the spell will be zero. The number of colors spent to cast the original spell is not copied.

  3. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger.

  4. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copy will have the same mode or modes. You can't choose different ones.

  5. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    Any choices made when the spell resolves won't have been made yet when it's copied. Any such choices will be made separately when the copy resolves.

  6. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    If the copied spell 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.

  7. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    The copy will have the same targets as the spell it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).

  8. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    You can't choose to pay any additional costs for a copied spell. However, effects based on any additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy too.

  9. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    If the spell that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast, the copy has the same value of X.

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3 public decks run Mica, Reader of Ruins.


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