Esoteric Duplicator

Esoteric Duplicator

Artifact — Clue

Mana cost: {2}{U}

How we read this card

Whenever you sacrifice this artifact or another artifact, you may pay {2}. If you do, at the beginning of the next end step, create a token that's a copy of that artifact.

triggered — makes a token

triggered — makes a token

Draw a card.

activated {2}, Sacrifice this artifact —

activated {2}, Sacrifice this artifact — draws you 1 card

Causes: create an artifact token, put an artifact token onto the battlefield, sacrifice an artifact, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.

Cares about: an artifact is sacrificed.

Works well with

a Clue is sacrificed — 21 cards in the game can cause this (Esoteric Duplicator is one).

When you sacrifice Esoteric Duplicator:

  1. Lonis, Genetics Expert — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Ulvenwald Mysteries — makes a token
  3. Tireless Tracker — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. The Fugitive Doctor — grants flashback
  5. Piper Wright, Publick Reporter — puts a counter on a creature
  6. Lazav, Wearer of Faces — copies a permanent
  7. Thorough Investigation — triggers
  8. Daring Sleuth // Bearer of Overwhelming Truths — triggers
  9. Senator Peacock — triggers
  10. Martha Jones — triggers

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

a Clue is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 21 cards in the game can cause this (Esoteric Duplicator is one).

  1. Teysa, Opulent Oligarch — When Esoteric Duplicator is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Teysa, Opulent Oligarch makes a token

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When you sacrifice Esoteric Duplicator, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Moonstone Eulogist — When you sacrifice Esoteric Duplicator, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Magnetic Snuffler — When you sacrifice Esoteric Duplicator, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Gleaming Geardrake — When you sacrifice Esoteric Duplicator, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Biotech Specialist — When you sacrifice Esoteric Duplicator, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  6. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When you sacrifice Esoteric Duplicator, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  7. Crime Novelist — When you sacrifice Esoteric Duplicator, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Monkey Cage — When you sacrifice Monkey Cage, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  9. Straw Golem — When you sacrifice Straw Golem, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  10. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — When you sacrifice ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  11. Throwing Knife — When you sacrifice Throwing Knife, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  12. Mystery Key — When you sacrifice Mystery Key, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  13. The Fantasticar — When you sacrifice The Fantasticar, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  14. Heart-Shaped Herb — When you sacrifice Heart-Shaped Herb, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  15. Dawn-Blessed Pennant — When you sacrifice Dawn-Blessed Pennant, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  16. Rod of Absorption — When you sacrifice Rod of Absorption, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  17. Conjurer's Bauble — When you sacrifice Conjurer's Bauble, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token

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

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Esoteric Duplicator is one).

When Esoteric Duplicator is in the graveyard:

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — can bring it back
  2. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — gets bigger
  3. Builder's Talent — can bring it back
  4. Trading Post — can bring it back
  5. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — can bring it back
  6. Serpent of the Pass — gets bigger
  7. Emeria Shepherd — can bring it back
  8. Goblin Engineer — can bring it back
  9. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — can bring it back
  10. Scrap Welder — can bring it back

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

a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Esoteric Duplicator is one).

When Esoteric Duplicator is put into a graveyard from the battlefield:

  1. Pia's Revolution — deals 3 damage
  2. Farid, Enterprising Salvager — makes a token
  3. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sly Requisitioner — makes a token
  5. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token
  6. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Esoteric Duplicator is one).

When Esoteric Duplicator hits the graveyard:

  1. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Esoteric Duplicator is one).

When Esoteric Duplicator is put into a graveyard from the battlefield:

  1. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  2. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  3. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  7. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  8. Marionette Master — makes each opponent lose life equal to this creature's power
  9. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life
  10. Disciple of the Vault — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

an artifact leaves the battlefield — 1,680 cards in the game can cause this (Esoteric Duplicator is one).

  1. Sludge Strider — When Esoteric Duplicator leaves the battlefield, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Esoteric Duplicator is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice Esoteric Duplicator, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Esoteric Duplicator is one).

When Esoteric Duplicator is cast:

  1. Death to Our Enemies — makes a token
  2. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  3. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  4. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  5. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  6. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  7. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  8. Digsite Engineer — makes a token

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Esoteric Duplicator is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Esoteric Duplicator makes a player draw a card, Toothy, Imaginary Friend puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Esoteric Duplicator is one).

  1. Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake enters because Esoteric Duplicator copies it, its ability triggers again
  2. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest enters because Esoteric Duplicator copies it, its ability triggers again

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

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Esoteric Duplicator is one).

  1. Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus — When Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus enters because Esoteric Duplicator copies it, its ability triggers again

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