Rod of Absorption

Rod of Absorption

Artifact

Mana cost: {2}{U}

How we read this card

Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, exile it instead of putting it into a graveyard as it resolves.

triggered —

You may cast any number of spells from among cards exiled with this artifact with total mana value X or less without paying their mana costs.

activated {X}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact —

activated {X}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact —

Causes: exile an instant, exile a sorcery, an instant leaves the battlefield, a sorcery leaves the battlefield, sacrifice an artifact, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, cast an instant, cast a sorcery.

Cares about: an instant is cast, a sorcery is cast.

Works well with

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Rod of Absorption is one).

When you sacrifice Rod of Absorption:

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Moonstone Eulogist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Magnetic Snuffler — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Gleaming Geardrake — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Esoteric Duplicator — makes a token
  6. Biotech Specialist — deals 2 damage
  7. Jaws, Relentless Predator — deals 1 damage
  8. Crime Novelist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

6 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 (Rod of Absorption is one).

When Rod of Absorption 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 (Rod of Absorption is one).

When Rod of Absorption 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 (Rod of Absorption is one).

When Rod of Absorption 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 (Rod of Absorption is one).

When Rod of Absorption 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 (Rod of Absorption is one).

  1. Sludge Strider — When Rod of Absorption leaves the battlefield, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Rod of Absorption is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When an instant or sorcery is exiled thanks to Rod of Absorption, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Rod of Absorption is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice Rod of Absorption, 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 (Rod of Absorption is one).

  1. Death to Our Enemies — When an instant is cast thanks to Rod of Absorption, Death to Our Enemies makes a token
  2. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — When Rod of Absorption is cast, Mendicant Core, Guidelight copies a spell
  3. Sai, Master Thopterist — When Rod of Absorption is cast, Sai, Master Thopterist makes a token
  4. Ravenous Robots — When Rod of Absorption is cast, Ravenous Robots makes a token
  5. Pinnacle Emissary — When Rod of Absorption is cast, Pinnacle Emissary makes a token
  6. Mirrodin Besieged — When Rod of Absorption is cast, Mirrodin Besieged makes a token
  7. Poetic Ingenuity — When Rod of Absorption is cast, Poetic Ingenuity makes a token
  8. Digsite Engineer — When Rod of Absorption is cast, Digsite Engineer makes a token
  9. Myrsmith — When Rod of Absorption is cast, Myrsmith makes a token
  10. Riddlesmith — When Rod of Absorption is cast, Riddlesmith draws you 1 card

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

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When an instant is cast thanks to Rod of Absorption, Electro, Assaulting Battery adds 1 mana
  2. Sword of Once and Future — When an instant is cast thanks to Sword of Once and Future, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  3. Glamdring — When an instant is cast thanks to Glamdring, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  4. Mission Briefing — When Mission Briefing is cast, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  5. Sorcerous Squall — When Sorcerous Squall is cast, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  6. Eye of the Storm — When an instant is cast thanks to Eye of the Storm, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  7. Flawless Forgery — When an instant is cast thanks to Flawless Forgery, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  8. Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon — When an instant is cast thanks to Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  9. Scholar of the Lost Trove — When an instant is cast thanks to Scholar of the Lost Trove, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  10. Spectral Arcanist — When an instant is cast thanks to Spectral Arcanist, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  11. Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound — When an instant is cast thanks to Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound, Rod of Absorption exiles it

470 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.

  1. Theoretical Duplication — When Theoretical Duplication is cast, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  2. Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae — When Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae is cast, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  3. Into the Story — When Into the Story is cast, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  4. Rite of Undoing — When Rite of Undoing is cast, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  5. Will of the Naga — When Will of the Naga is cast, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  6. Logic Knot — When Logic Knot is cast, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  7. Dig Through Time — When Dig Through Time is cast, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  8. Complete the Circuit — When Complete the Circuit is cast, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  9. Synthetic Destiny — When Synthetic Destiny is cast, Rod of Absorption exiles it
  10. Sudden Insight — When Sudden Insight is cast, Rod of Absorption exiles it

3,921 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.