Arcane Heist

Arcane Heist

Sorcery

Mana cost: {2}{U}{U}

How we read this card

You may cast target instant or sorcery card from an opponent's graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into their graveyard, exile it instead.

on-cast — brings a card back

on-cast —

Cipher

Causes: cast an instant, cast a sorcery, an instant leaves a graveyard, a sorcery leaves a graveyard, exile a spell, a spell leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: an instant in a graveyard, a sorcery in a graveyard.

Works well with

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Arcane Heist is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Arcane Heist is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Arcane Heist is one).

  1. Spellweaver Volute — When Arcane Heist is cast, Spellweaver Volute copies a spell
  2. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — When an instant is cast thanks to Arcane Heist, Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot gets +1/+1
  3. Niblis of Frost — When an instant is cast thanks to Arcane Heist, Niblis of Frost gets +1/+1
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — When an instant is cast thanks to Arcane Heist, Niv-Mizzet, Parun draws you 1 card
  5. Arasta of the Endless Web — When an instant is cast thanks to Arcane Heist, Arasta of the Endless Web makes a token
  6. Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands — When an instant is cast thanks to Arcane Heist, Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands taxes the table
  7. Geometric Nexus — When an instant is cast thanks to Arcane Heist, Geometric Nexus puts that spell's mana value charge counters on itself
  8. Mage Hunter — When an instant is cast thanks to Arcane Heist, Mage Hunter makes a player lose 1 life
  9. Rod of Absorption — When an instant is cast thanks to Arcane Heist, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  10. Eye of the Storm — When an instant is cast thanks to Arcane Heist, Eye of the Storm exiles it

424 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.