Mica, Reader of Ruins

Mica, Reader of Ruins

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer

Mana cost: {3}{R}

How we read this card

Ward—Pay 3 life.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may sacrifice an artifact. If you do, copy that spell and you may choose new targets for the copy.

triggered —

triggered — copies a spell

What we read on this card

Causes: sacrifice an artifact, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, copy a spell.

Cares about: an instant is cast, a sorcery is cast, an artifact to sacrifice.

Works well with

a spell is copied — 43 cards in Mica's colors can cause this (Mica is one).

  1. Curse of Shaken Faith — When Mica, Reader of Ruins is copied, Curse of Shaken Faith deals 2 damage

an Artificer enters the battlefield — 71 cards in Mica's colors can cause this (Mica is one).

  1. Inventor's Goggles — When Mica, Reader of Ruins enters, Inventor's Goggles triggers

an artifact is sacrificed — 415 cards in Mica's colors can cause this (Mica is one).

When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins:

  1. Magnetic Snuffler — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Jaws, Relentless Predator — deals 1 damage
  3. Crime Novelist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact in a graveyard — 557 cards in Mica's colors can cause this (Mica is one).

Mica, Reader of Ruins puts cards into the:

  1. Trading Post — graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
  2. Goblin Engineer — graveyard that Goblin Engineer can bring back
  3. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — graveyard that Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer can bring back
  4. Scrap Welder — graveyard that Scrap Welder can bring back
  5. Kami of Industry — graveyard that Kami of Industry can bring back
  6. Trash for Treasure — graveyard that Trash for Treasure can bring back
  7. Daretti, Scrap Savant — graveyard that Daretti, Scrap Savant can bring back
  8. Summon: Esper Ramuh — graveyard, and Summon: Esper Ramuh gets bigger
  9. Salvaging Station — graveyard that Salvaging Station can bring back
  10. Runaway Trash-Bot — graveyard, and Runaway Trash-Bot gets bigger

19 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 — 557 cards in Mica's colors can cause this (Mica is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins:

  1. Pia's Revolution — deals 3 damage
  2. Farid, Enterprising Salvager — makes a token
  3. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 567 cards in Mica's colors can cause this (Mica is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins:

  1. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  2. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  4. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  5. Tablet of Epityr — gains you 1 life
  6. Magnetic Mine — deals 2 damage
  7. Scrapheap — gains you 1 life

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

cast a sorcery — 811 cards in Mica's colors can cause this.

  1. Sword of Once and Future — When an instant is cast thanks to Sword of Once and Future, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  2. Glamdring — When an instant is cast thanks to Glamdring, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  3. Renegade Bull — When an instant is cast thanks to Renegade Bull, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  4. Chandra, Hope's Beacon — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  5. Finale of Promise — When Finale of Promise is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  6. Roving Actuator — When an instant is cast thanks to Roving Actuator, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  7. Treasure Keeper — When an instant is cast thanks to Treasure Keeper, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  8. Ogre Battlecaster — When an instant is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  9. Wildfire Eternal — When an instant is cast thanks to Wildfire Eternal, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  10. Dreadhorde Arcanist — When an instant is cast thanks to Dreadhorde Arcanist, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact

801 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast an instant — 722 cards in Mica's colors can cause this.

  1. Vivi's Persistence — When Vivi's Persistence is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  2. First Day of Class — When First Day of Class is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  3. Wyll's Reversal — When Wyll's Reversal is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  4. Return the Favor — When Return the Favor is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  5. Arcbond — When Arcbond is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  6. Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave — When Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  7. Spellbinder — When an instant is cast thanks to Spellbinder, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  8. Commando Raid — When Commando Raid is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  9. Blind Fury — When Blind Fury is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  10. Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide — When Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide is cast, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact

712 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 661 cards in Mica's colors can cause this (Mica is one).

When Mica, Reader of Ruins enters:

  1. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  2. Vigilante Justice — deals 1 damage

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,328 cards in Mica's colors can cause this (Mica is one).

  1. Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — When Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Mica, Reader of Ruins, it exiles a creature

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

a card in a graveyard — 1,770 cards in Mica's colors can cause this (Mica is one).

Mica, Reader of Ruins:

  1. Heart-Shaped Herb — puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  2. Pitchstone Wall — puts cards into the graveyard that Pitchstone Wall can bring back
  3. Barkform Harvester — puts cards into the graveyard that Barkform Harvester can bring back
  4. Cybernetic Specialist — puts cards into the graveyard that Cybernetic Specialist can bring back
  5. Reito Sentinel — puts cards into the graveyard that Reito Sentinel can bring back
  6. Chrome Companion — puts cards into the graveyard that Chrome Companion can bring back
  7. Capricious Hellraiser — fills your graveyard toward the 9 or more cards Capricious Hellraiser needs
  8. Yidaro, Wandering Monster — puts cards into the graveyard that Yidaro, Wandering Monster can bring back
  9. Tersa Lightshatter — puts cards into the graveyard that Tersa Lightshatter can bring back
  10. Victor Mancha, Runaway — puts cards into the graveyard that Victor Mancha, Runaway can bring back

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

a creature attacks — 3,451 cards in Mica's colors can cause this (Mica is one).

When Mica, Reader of Ruins attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  3. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  4. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  5. Total War — kills a creature
  6. The Spear of Leonidas — triggers
  7. Norin the Wary — flickers itself

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

a creature blocks — 3,451 cards in Mica's colors can cause this (Mica is one).

When Mica, Reader of Ruins blocks:

  1. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  2. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

anything attacks — 3,451 cards in Mica's colors can cause this (Mica is one).

When Mica, Reader of Ruins attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Misty Mountains Raider — puts 2 counters on a Goblin or Army
  3. Razorkin Hordecaller — makes a token
  4. War Effort — makes a token
  5. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  6. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  7. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  8. Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — sacrifices a Treasure

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 3,801 cards in Mica's colors can cause this (Mica is one).

When Mica, Reader of Ruins enters:

  1. Enduring Courage — gives +2/+0
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  3. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

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