Incarnation Technique
Sorcery
Incarnation Technique
Escape Containment
Sorcery
Card Text
Demonstrate (When you cast this spell, you may copy it. If you do, choose an opponent to also copy it.)
Mill five cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 5
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- EDHREC Rank
- #3,437
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (18)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD)Escape Containment | #1776 | rare | en | Bill McConkey | $7.35 | β |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | #90084 | rare | en | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #41 | rare | en | Alexander Mokhov | $7.82 | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #368 | rare | en | Alexander Mokhov | $9.09 | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #41 | rare | de | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #368 | rare | de | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #368 | rare | es | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #41 | rare | es | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #41 | rare | fr | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #368 | rare | fr | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #41 | rare | it | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #368 | rare | it | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #368 | rare | ja | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #41 | rare | ja | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #41 | rare | pt | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #41 | rare | ru | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #41 | rare | zhs | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #41 | rare | zht | Alexander Mokhov | β | β |
Official Rulings (7)
You choose whether to make a copy as the demonstrate ability resolves. This happens before the original spell resolves. Your copy goes on the stack above the original spell.
This means that if you cast a spell with demonstrate and both you and an opponent copy it, the opponentβs copy will resolve first, then your copy will resolve, and finally the original spell will resolve.
You choose which creature to bring back after you mill five cards.
If the spell requires targets, you choose the target of the original spell as you cast it. If you create a copy of the spell, you may choose new targets for the copy as you create that copy. Similarly, the opponent you chose to create a copy may choose new targets for that copy as itβs created. In other words, your opponent will know the targets of your original spell and your copy when choosing the new targets, if any, for their copy.
You may choose any creature card in your graveyard, not just one that you milled this way.
If you copy a spell with demonstrate, you then immediately choose an opponent. If they copy the spell, it goes on top of the stack.
If you cast the spell and choose not to copy it, no opponent will get to copy it either.
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