Roving Actuator

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:

  1. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — brings a card back
  2. Storm-Kiln Artist — makes a token
  3. Professor Onyx — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  4. Zaffai, Thunder Conductor — scries
  5. Deekah, Fractal Theorist — makes a token
  6. Elemental Expressionist — grants a keyword
  7. Sedgemoor Witch — makes a token
  8. Witherbloom Apprentice — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  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

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).

  1. 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).

  1. Murktide Regent — When an instant leaves a graveyard thanks to Roving Actuator, Murktide Regent puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

an artifact attacks — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Roving Actuator is one).

When Roving Actuator attacks:

  1. Alibou, Ancient Witness — deals X damage
  2. Bio-Asset Allocator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Assaultron Dominator — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Aloy, Savior of Meridian — triggers

an artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Roving Actuator is one).

When Roving Actuator deals combat damage:

  1. Locutus of Borg — makes a token
  2. Sharding Sphinx — makes a token
  3. Antagonist Incorporator — makes a token
  4. Research Thief — draws you 1 card
  5. Thopter Spy Network — draws you 1 card
  6. Hive Mind Coprocessor — makes you lose life
  7. Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Automated Assembly Line — triggers

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

a nontoken artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Roving Actuator is one).

  1. 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).

  1. 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.

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Roving Actuator is one).

When an instant or sorcery leaves a graveyard thanks to Roving Actuator:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 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 (Roving Actuator is one).

  1. 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
  2. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — When Roving Actuator is cast, Mendicant Core, Guidelight copies a spell
  3. Sai, Master Thopterist — When Roving Actuator is cast, Sai, Master Thopterist makes a token
  4. Ravenous Robots — When Roving Actuator is cast, Ravenous Robots makes a token
  5. Pinnacle Emissary — When Roving Actuator is cast, Pinnacle Emissary makes a token
  6. Mirrodin Besieged — When Roving Actuator is cast, Mirrodin Besieged makes a token
  7. Poetic Ingenuity — When Roving Actuator is cast, Poetic Ingenuity makes a token
  8. Digsite Engineer — When Roving Actuator is cast, Digsite Engineer makes a token
  9. Myrsmith — When Roving Actuator is cast, Myrsmith makes a token
  10. 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).

  1. Spellweaver Volute — When a sorcery is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Spellweaver Volute copies a spell
  2. Riku of Two Reflections — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Riku of Two Reflections copies a spell
  3. Sword of Wealth and Power — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Sword of Wealth and Power copies a spell
  4. Metallurgic Summonings — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Metallurgic Summonings makes a token
  5. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Niv-Mizzet, Parun draws you 1 card
  6. Tor Wauki the Younger — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Tor Wauki the Younger deals 2 damage
  7. Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  8. Mica, Reader of Ruins — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  9. Summon: G.F. Cerberus — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Summon: G.F. Cerberus triggers
  10. 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).

  1. 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).

  1. 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.