Chandra, Hope's Beacon
Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra
Mana cost: {4}{R}{R}
How we read this card
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy. This ability triggers only once each turn.
triggered — copies a spell
Add two mana in any combination of colors.
activated +2 — adds 2 mana
Exile the top five cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from among those exiled cards.
activated +1 —
activated +1 —
Chandra deals X damage to each of up to two targets.
activated −X — deals X damage
Causes: copy an instant, copy a sorcery, exile a card, cast an instant, cast a sorcery, anything deals noncombat damage.
Cares about: an instant is cast, a sorcery is cast.
Works well with
a sorcery is copied — 83 cards in the game can cause this (Chandra is one).
When an instant is copied thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon:
- Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — brings a card back
- Storm-Kiln Artist — makes a token
- Professor Onyx — makes each opponent lose 2 life
- Zaffai, Thunder Conductor — scries
- Deekah, Fractal Theorist — makes a token
- Elemental Expressionist — grants a keyword
- Sedgemoor Witch — makes a token
- Witherbloom Apprentice — makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios // Journey to the Oracle — puts a creature, artifact, enchantment, instant, sorcery, planeswalker or battle onto the battlefield
- Ashling, Flame Dancer — draws and discards
21 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an instant is copied — 87 cards in the game can cause this (Chandra is one).
- Kalamax, the Stormsire — When an instant is copied thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Kalamax, the Stormsire puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
31 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Chandra is one).
- Jaya's Phoenix — When Chandra, Hope's Beacon is cast, Jaya's Phoenix returns itself from the graveyard
- Interplanar Beacon — When Chandra, Hope's Beacon is cast, Interplanar Beacon gains you 1 life
- Defiler of Instinct — When Chandra, Hope's Beacon is cast, Defiler of Instinct deals 1 damage
- Primeval Bounty — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Primeval Bounty puts 3 counters on a creature
- Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer gets +1/+1
- Thor, God of Thunder — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Thor, God of Thunder deals that spell's mana value damage
- Krile Baldesion — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Krile Baldesion brings a card back
- Summon: Good King Mog XII — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Summon: Good King Mog XII makes a token
- Kykar, Wind's Fury — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Kykar, Wind's Fury makes a token
- Blood Funnel — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Blood Funnel sacrifices a creature
239 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Chandra is one).
- The War Doctor — When a permanent is exiled thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this.
- Tor Wauki the Younger — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Tor Wauki the Younger deals 2 damage
- Spellweaver Volute — When a sorcery is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Spellweaver Volute copies a spell
- Riku of Two Reflections — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Riku of Two Reflections copies a spell
- Sword of Wealth and Power — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Sword of Wealth and Power copies a spell
- Metallurgic Summonings — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Metallurgic Summonings makes a token
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Niv-Mizzet, Parun draws you 1 card
- Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
- Renegade Bull — When an instant is cast thanks to Renegade Bull, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Finale of Promise — When Finale of Promise is cast, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Ogre Battlecaster — When an instant is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Wildfire Eternal — When an instant is cast thanks to Wildfire Eternal, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Dreadhorde Arcanist — When an instant is cast thanks to Dreadhorde Arcanist, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Scholar of Combustion — When an instant is cast thanks to Scholar of Combustion, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers — When an instant is cast thanks to Goblin Dark-Dwellers, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Crackling Spellslinger — When an instant is cast thanks to Crackling Spellslinger, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Seifer Almasy — When an instant is cast thanks to Seifer Almasy, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Impulsivity — When an instant is cast thanks to Impulsivity, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Mica, Reader of Ruins — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Summon: G.F. Cerberus — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Summon: G.F. Cerberus triggers
- Thunderclap Drake — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Thunderclap Drake sacrifices itself
435 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
cast an instant — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this.
- Wyll's Reversal — When Wyll's Reversal is cast, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Return the Favor — When Return the Favor is cast, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Blind Fury — When Blind Fury is cast, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide — When Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide is cast, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Demoralize — When Demoralize is cast, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Dual Strike — When Dual Strike is cast, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Storm King's Thunder — When Storm King's Thunder is cast, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Turn Inside Out — When Turn Inside Out is cast, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Divergent Transformations — When Divergent Transformations is cast, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
- Repeated Reverberation — When Repeated Reverberation is cast, Chandra, Hope's Beacon copies a spell
3,921 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.