Roving Actuator
Artifact Creature — Robot
Mana cost: {3}{R}
How we read this card
When this creature enters, if a nonland permanent left the battlefield this turn or a spell was warped this turn, exile up to one target instant or sorcery card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard. Copy it. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
triggered —
triggered — copies a spell
triggered —
Causes: exile an instant, exile a sorcery, an instant leaves a graveyard, a sorcery leaves a graveyard, copy an instant, copy a sorcery, cast an instant, cast a sorcery.
Cares about: nothing.
Works well with
a sorcery is copied — 83 cards in the game can cause this (Roving Actuator is one).
When an instant is copied thanks to Roving Actuator:
- 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 (Roving Actuator is one).
- Kalamax, the Stormsire — When an instant is copied thanks to Roving Actuator, 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.
an instant leaves a graveyard — 202 cards in the game can cause this (Roving Actuator is one).
- Murktide Regent — When an instant leaves a graveyard thanks to Roving Actuator, Murktide Regent puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
a nontoken artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Roving Actuator is one).
- Virulent Silencer — When Roving Actuator deals combat damage, Virulent Silencer puts 2 counters on a permanent
anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Roving Actuator is one).
- The War Doctor — When an instant or sorcery is exiled thanks to Roving Actuator, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Roving Actuator is one).
- Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno gets +1/+1
- Mendicant Core, Guidelight — When Roving Actuator is cast, Mendicant Core, Guidelight copies a spell
- Sai, Master Thopterist — When Roving Actuator is cast, Sai, Master Thopterist makes a token
- Ravenous Robots — When Roving Actuator is cast, Ravenous Robots makes a token
- Pinnacle Emissary — When Roving Actuator is cast, Pinnacle Emissary makes a token
- Mirrodin Besieged — When Roving Actuator is cast, Mirrodin Besieged makes a token
- Poetic Ingenuity — When Roving Actuator is cast, Poetic Ingenuity makes a token
- Digsite Engineer — When Roving Actuator is cast, Digsite Engineer makes a token
- Myrsmith — When Roving Actuator is cast, Myrsmith makes a token
- Dr. Madison Li — When Roving Actuator is cast, 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 sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Roving Actuator is one).
- Spellweaver Volute — When a sorcery is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Spellweaver Volute copies a spell
- Riku of Two Reflections — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Riku of Two Reflections copies a spell
- Sword of Wealth and Power — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Sword of Wealth and Power copies a spell
- Metallurgic Summonings — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Metallurgic Summonings makes a token
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Niv-Mizzet, Parun draws you 1 card
- Tor Wauki the Younger — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Tor Wauki the Younger deals 2 damage
- Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
- Mica, Reader of Ruins — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- Summon: G.F. Cerberus — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Summon: G.F. Cerberus triggers
- Thunderclap Drake — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Thunderclap Drake sacrifices itself
424 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Roving Actuator is one).
- God-Eternal Oketra — When Roving Actuator is cast, God-Eternal Oketra makes a token
90 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 (Roving Actuator is one).
- Pollywog Prodigy — When Roving Actuator enters, Pollywog Prodigy puts a counter on itself
351 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.