Sorcerous Spyglass
Artifact
Sorcerous Spyglass
Artifact
Card Text
As this artifact enters, look at an opponent's hand, then choose any card name.
Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 2
- Colors
- Colorless
- Color Identity
- Colorless
- EDHREC Rank
- #15,401
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (47)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations (FDN) | #679 | uncommon | en | Kieran Yanner | $0.10 | — |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #261 | uncommon | en | Tyler Walpole | $0.07 | $0.08 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) | #693 | rare | en | Cosmin Podar | — | $2.68 |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #401 | special | en | Kieran Yanner | $0.20 | $0.98 |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) | #384 | rare | en | Aaron Miller | $0.30 | $0.58 |
| Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) | #233p | rare | en | Aaron Miller | $0.35 | $0.05 |
| Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) | #233s | rare | en | Aaron Miller | — | $0.43 |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) | #233 | rare | en | Aaron Miller | $0.08 | $0.27 |
| Ixalan Promos (PXLN) | #248p | rare | en | Kieran Yanner | — | $0.84 |
| Ixalan (XLN) | #248 | rare | en | Kieran Yanner | $0.17 | $0.42 |
| Ixalan Promos (PXLN) | #248s | rare | en | Kieran Yanner | — | $0.35 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #261 | uncommon | de | Tyler Walpole | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #401 | special | de | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) | #233 | rare | de | Aaron Miller | — | — |
| Ixalan (XLN) | #248 | rare | de | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #261 | uncommon | es | Tyler Walpole | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #401 | special | es | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) | #233 | rare | es | Aaron Miller | — | — |
| Ixalan (XLN) | #248 | rare | es | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #261 | uncommon | fr | Tyler Walpole | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #401 | special | fr | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) | #233 | rare | fr | Aaron Miller | — | — |
| Ixalan (XLN) | #248 | rare | fr | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #261 | uncommon | it | Tyler Walpole | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #401 | special | it | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) | #233 | rare | it | Aaron Miller | — | — |
| Ixalan (XLN) | #248 | rare | it | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #261 | uncommon | ja | Tyler Walpole | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #401 | special | ja | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) | #233 | rare | ja | Aaron Miller | — | — |
| Ixalan (XLN) | #248 | rare | ja | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) | #233 | rare | ko | Aaron Miller | — | — |
| Ixalan (XLN) | #248 | rare | ko | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #261 | uncommon | pt | Tyler Walpole | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #401 | special | pt | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) | #233 | rare | pt | Aaron Miller | — | — |
| Ixalan (XLN) | #248 | rare | pt | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #401 | special | ru | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) | #233 | rare | ru | Aaron Miller | — | — |
| Ixalan (XLN) | #248 | rare | ru | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #261 | uncommon | zhs | Tyler Walpole | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #401 | special | zhs | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) | #233 | rare | zhs | Aaron Miller | — | — |
| Ixalan (XLN) | #248 | rare | zhs | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #401 | special | zht | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) | #233 | rare | zht | Aaron Miller | — | — |
| Ixalan (XLN) | #248 | rare | zht | Kieran Yanner | — | — |
Official Rulings (5)
Sorcerous Spyglass affects cards regardless of what zone they're in. This includes cards in hand, cards in the graveyard, and exiled cards.
An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.
You can't choose the name of a token unless that token has the same name as a card.
You can choose any card name, even if that card doesn't normally have an activated ability. You're not limited to the names of cards you saw in the opponent's hand.
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as equip) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. Triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") are unaffected by the last ability of Sorcerous Spyglass.
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