Isochron Scepter

Isochron Scepter

Artifact

Mana cost: {2}

How we read this card

When this artifact enters, you may exile an instant card with mana value 2 or less from your hand.

triggered —

You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

activated {2}, {T} — copies a spell

activated {2}, {T} —

Causes: exile an instant, copy an instant, cast an instant.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an instant is copied — 87 cards in the game can cause this (Isochron Scepter is one).

When an instant is copied thanks to Isochron Scepter:

  1. Kalamax, the Stormsire — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — brings a card back
  3. Storm-Kiln Artist — makes a token
  4. Professor Onyx — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  5. Zaffai, Thunder Conductor — scries
  6. Deekah, Fractal Theorist — makes a token
  7. Elemental Expressionist — grants a keyword
  8. Sedgemoor Witch — makes a token
  9. Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios // Journey to the Oracle — puts a creature, artifact, enchantment, instant, sorcery, planeswalker or battle onto the battlefield
  10. Ashling, Flame Dancer — draws and discards

22 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 (Isochron Scepter is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When an instant is exiled thanks to Isochron Scepter, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

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

When Isochron Scepter is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (Isochron Scepter is one).

When Isochron Scepter enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

an instant is cast — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this (Isochron Scepter is one).

When an instant is cast thanks to Isochron Scepter:

  1. Lunar Mystic — draws you 1 card
  2. Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time — grants rebound
  3. Repeated Reverberation — copies an ability
  4. Riku of Two Reflections — copies a spell
  5. Sword of Wealth and Power — copies a spell
  6. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — brings a card back
  7. Harness the Storm — brings a card back
  8. Metallurgic Summonings — makes a token
  9. In the Eye of Chaos — counters a spell
  10. Mica, Reader of Ruins — sacrifices an artifact

427 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 (Isochron Scepter is one).

When Isochron Scepter enters:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
  10. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life

55 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 (Isochron Scepter is one).

When Isochron Scepter enters:

  1. HYDRA Assault Robot — deals 1 damage
  2. Era of Innovation — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Isochron Scepter is one).

  1. Sokka, Bold Boomeranger — When Isochron Scepter is cast, Sokka, Bold Boomeranger puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Windrider Wizard — When an instant is cast thanks to Isochron Scepter, Windrider Wizard draws you 1 card
  3. Relic Amulet — When an instant is cast thanks to Isochron Scepter, Relic Amulet puts a charge counter on itself
  4. Rockslide Sorcerer — When an instant is cast thanks to Isochron Scepter, Rockslide Sorcerer deals 1 damage
  5. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — When an instant is cast thanks to Isochron Scepter, Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls grants flying
  6. Alania, Divergent Storm — When an instant is cast thanks to Isochron Scepter, Alania, Divergent Storm makes an opponent draw 1 card
  7. Umara Mystic — When an instant is cast thanks to Isochron Scepter, Umara Mystic gets +2/+0
  8. Saheeli, Radiant Creator — When Isochron Scepter is cast, Saheeli, Radiant Creator puts a counter on a permanent you control
  9. Master of Winds — When an instant is cast thanks to Isochron Scepter, Master of Winds triggers

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