Theoretical Duplication

Theoretical Duplication

Instant

Mana cost: {2}{U}

How we read this card

Whenever a nontoken creature an opponent controls enters this turn, create a token that's a copy of that creature.

triggered — makes a token

Causes: create a creature token, put a creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a nontoken creature enters the battlefield.

Works well with

provide a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Theoretical Duplication makes fodder for Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  2. Polymorph — Theoretical Duplication makes fodder for Polymorph
  3. Proteus Staff — Theoretical Duplication makes fodder for Proteus Staff
  4. Synthetic Destiny — Theoretical Duplication makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
  5. Mass Polymorph — Theoretical Duplication makes fodder for Mass Polymorph

2,715 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Theoretical Duplication is one).

When a creature enters thanks to Theoretical Duplication:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Theoretical Duplication is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Theoretical Duplication makes a creature token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

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

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Theoretical Duplication is one).

When a creature enters thanks to Theoretical Duplication:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. 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 (Theoretical Duplication is one).

When Theoretical Duplication makes a creature token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. 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 it makes cheaper to cast — 3,773 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring — Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring reduces what Theoretical Duplication costs
  2. Case of the Ransacked Lab — Case of the Ransacked Lab reduces what Theoretical Duplication costs
  3. Jace's Sanctum — Jace's Sanctum reduces what Theoretical Duplication costs
  4. Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death — Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death reduces what Theoretical Duplication costs
  5. Mindsplice Apparatus — Mindsplice Apparatus reduces what Theoretical Duplication costs
  6. Mana Matrix — Mana Matrix reduces what Theoretical Duplication costs
  7. Arcane Melee — Arcane Melee reduces what Theoretical Duplication costs
  8. Font of Magic — Font of Magic reduces what Theoretical Duplication costs

3,765 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an instant is cast — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this (Theoretical Duplication is one).

When Theoretical Duplication is cast:

  1. Lunar Mystic — draws you 1 card
  2. Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time — grants rebound
  3. Repeated Reverberation — copies an ability
  4. Riku of Two Reflections — copies a spell
  5. Sword of Wealth and Power — copies a spell
  6. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  7. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — brings a card back
  8. Harness the Storm — brings a card back
  9. In the Eye of Chaos — counters a spell
  10. Niblis of Frost — taps a creature an opponent controls

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

put a nontoken creature onto the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Fold into Aether — When a creature enters thanks to Fold into Aether, Theoretical Duplication makes a token

18,447 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Theoretical Duplication is one).

  1. Precursor Golem — When Precursor Golem enters because Theoretical Duplication copies it, its ability triggers again
  2. Conciliator's Duelist — When Conciliator's Duelist enters because Theoretical Duplication copies it, its ability triggers again
  3. Master of Winds — When Master of Winds enters because Theoretical Duplication copies it, its ability triggers again
  4. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When a creature enters thanks to Theoretical Duplication, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life
  5. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple enters because Theoretical Duplication copies it, its ability triggers again
  6. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When a creature enters thanks to Theoretical Duplication, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  7. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When a creature enters thanks to Theoretical Duplication, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim gains you 1 life
  8. Glaring Fleshraker — When a creature enters thanks to Theoretical Duplication, Glaring Fleshraker deals 1 damage
  9. Mogg Bombers — When a creature enters thanks to Theoretical Duplication, Mogg Bombers sacrifices itself
  10. Flame-Kin War Scout — When a creature enters thanks to Theoretical Duplication, Flame-Kin War Scout sacrifices itself

327 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 (Theoretical Duplication is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When a creature enters thanks to Theoretical Duplication, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Izoni, Thousand-Eyed — When Izoni, Thousand-Eyed enters because Theoretical Duplication copies it, its ability triggers again
  3. Eddie Brock // Venom, Lethal Protector — When Eddie Brock // Venom, Lethal Protector enters because Theoretical Duplication copies it, its ability triggers again
  4. Ghost Council of Orzhova — When Ghost Council of Orzhova enters because Theoretical Duplication copies it, its ability triggers again
  5. Sokka, Bold Boomeranger — When Sokka, Bold Boomeranger enters because Theoretical Duplication copies it, its ability triggers again
  6. Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea — When Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea enters because Theoretical Duplication copies it, its ability triggers again
  7. Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel — When Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel enters because Theoretical Duplication copies it, its ability triggers again
  8. Killmonger, Scourge of Wakanda — When Killmonger, Scourge of Wakanda enters because Theoretical Duplication copies it, its ability triggers again
  9. Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter — When Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter enters because Theoretical Duplication copies it, its ability triggers again
  10. Bolg of the North — When Bolg of the North enters because Theoretical Duplication copies it, its ability triggers again

26 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 (Theoretical Duplication is one).

When Theoretical Duplication is cast:

  1. Windrider Wizard — draws you 1 card
  2. Relic Amulet — puts a charge counter on itself
  3. Rockslide Sorcerer — deals 1 damage
  4. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — grants flying
  5. Alania, Divergent Storm — makes an opponent draw 1 card
  6. Umara Mystic — gets +2/+0

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