Mica, Reader of Ruins
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
Mana cost: {3}{R}
How we read this card
Ward—Pay 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.
triggered —
triggered — copies a spell
What a deck led by this card wants
Causes: sacrifice an artifact, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, copy a spell.
Cares about: an instant is cast, a sorcery is cast, an artifact to sacrifice.
Works well with
an Artificer enters the battlefield — 342 cards in the game can cause this (Mica is one).
- Inventor's Goggles — When Mica, Reader of Ruins enters, Inventor's Goggles triggers
an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Mica is one).
- Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
- Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, it makes a token
- Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, it searches a library
- Moonstone Eulogist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Magnetic Snuffler — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Gleaming Geardrake — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Esoteric Duplicator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
- Biotech Specialist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
- Jaws, Relentless Predator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
- Crime Novelist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
4 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 (Mica is one).
Mica, Reader of Ruins puts cards into the:
- Loran, Disciple of History — graveyard that Loran, Disciple of History can bring back
- The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
- Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
- Trading Post — graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
- Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
- Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
- Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
- Goblin Engineer — graveyard that Goblin Engineer can bring back
- Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — graveyard that Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer can bring back
- Scrap Welder — graveyard that Scrap Welder can bring back
179 other cards care 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 (Mica is one).
When an artifact hits the graveyard thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins:
- Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
an artifact leaves the battlefield — 1,680 cards in the game can cause this (Mica is one).
- Sludge Strider — When an artifact leaves the battlefield thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life
anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Mica is one).
- Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers
2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
cast a sorcery — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this.
- Sword of Once and Future — When an instant is cast thanks to Sword of Once and Future, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Glamdring — When an instant is cast thanks to Glamdring, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Renegade Bull — When an instant is cast thanks to Renegade Bull, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Chandra, Hope's Beacon — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Finale of Promise — When Finale of Promise is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Roving Actuator — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Treasure Keeper — When an instant is cast thanks to Treasure Keeper, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Ogre Battlecaster — When an instant is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Wildfire Eternal — When an instant is cast thanks to Wildfire Eternal, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Dreadhorde Arcanist — When an instant is cast thanks to Dreadhorde Arcanist, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
3,710 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
cast an instant — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this.
- Vivi's Persistence — When Vivi's Persistence is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- First Day of Class — When First Day of Class is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Wyll's Reversal — When Wyll's Reversal is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Return the Favor — When Return the Favor is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Arcbond — When Arcbond is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave — When Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Spellbinder — When an instant is cast thanks to Spellbinder, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Commando Raid — When Commando Raid is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Blind Fury — When Blind Fury is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide — When Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
3,921 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Mica is one).
- Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader — When Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader dies thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, it returns itself from the graveyard
- Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — When Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, it exiles a creature
11 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Mica is one).
- Enduring Courage — When Mica, Reader of Ruins enters, Enduring Courage gives +2/+0
385 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.