Spell Swindle
Instant
Mana cost: {3}{U}{U}
How we read this card
Counter target spell. Create X Treasure tokens, where X is that spell's mana value.
on-cast —
- makes counter a spell
on-cast — makes that spell's mana value tokens
Causes: counter a spell, create a Treasure artifact token, put a Treasure artifact token onto the battlefield.
Cares about: nothing.
Works well with
a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Spell Swindle is one).
When a Treasure enters thanks to Spell Swindle:
- Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
- Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
- Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
- Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
- Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
- Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
- Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
- Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared
3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Spell Swindle is one).
When Spell Swindle makes a Treasure token:
- Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
- Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
- Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
- Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life
17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an instant is cast — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this (Spell Swindle is one).
When Spell Swindle is cast:
- Lunar Mystic — draws you 1 card
- Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time — grants rebound
- Repeated Reverberation — copies an ability
- Riku of Two Reflections — copies a spell
- Sword of Wealth and Power — copies a spell
- Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
- Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — brings a card back
- Harness the Storm — brings a card back
- In the Eye of Chaos — counters a spell
- Niblis of Frost — taps a creature an opponent controls
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 (Spell Swindle is one).
When a Treasure enters thanks to Spell Swindle:
- Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
- Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
- Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
- Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
- Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Mechan Assembler — makes a token
- Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
- Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
- Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
- 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 (Spell Swindle is one).
When a Treasure enters thanks to Spell Swindle:
- HYDRA Assault Robot — deals 1 damage
- Era of Innovation — puts a counter on a permanent you control
34 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 (Spell Swindle is one).
When Spell Swindle is cast:
- Windrider Wizard — draws you 1 card
- Relic Amulet — puts a charge counter on itself
- Rockslide Sorcerer — deals 1 damage
- Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — grants flying
- Alania, Divergent Storm — makes an opponent draw 1 card
- Umara Mystic — gets +2/+0
- Master of Winds — triggers
5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.