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How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy

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How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy

Sorcery

Return How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy to its owner's hand.

$0.46

Commander: Not legalModern: Not legal

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Tags and classifications

Card attributes are distinct from extracted ability facts and inferred themes. AI themes and predicted tags are suggestions, not rules text.

Mana costs

× 1 × 1Multicolored cost

Color identity

RU

Mana value

Mana value 0–1

Timing tags

Timing Sorcery

Type tags

Sorcery

Predicted tags are currently unavailable.

Ability classification

Published revision
b7925c07-983e-4ef2-b1d9-e3ec54025e9b
Catalog cards
34,605
Classified
34,605
Complete
4,096
Partial
29,996
Unsupported
513

partial Extraction abilities-8

Incomplete card classification: unmodeled effect restriction: Return How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy to its owner's hand.

Ability 1

spellpartial

Return How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy to its owner's hand.

Active zone
stack
Trigger
Unavailable
Cost
No recorded activation cost.
Requirements
All of: Unsupported condition: unmodeled effect restriction: Return How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy to its owner's hand.
Source span
0–58

Functional categories

cadence.one-shotdelivery.spelleconomic.producerinteraction.bounce

Effects

bounce · immediate

Unsupported condition: Return How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy to its owner's hand.

  • produces bounce · any card · amount 1 · battlefield → hand
    No additional explicit requirement.

Incomplete: unmodeled effect restriction: Return How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy to its owner's hand.

Source evidence
Source
oracle
Revision
3233152b3f33b8e9230fead041d6e89ec0e3d44f87d4d1cc1f2759e962320c2f
Rule
abilities-8
Confidence
Not calibrated

Return How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy to its owner's hand.

Ability 2

castcomplete

Cast How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy

Active zone
hand
Trigger
Unavailable
Cost
Mana {U/R}
Requirements
All of: timing: sorcery
Source span
0–0

No functional category evidence is published for this ability.

Effects

cast · immediate

No additional explicit requirement.

  • requires mana · self U/R · amount 1
    action kind: noncreature_spell
  • produces noncreature_cast · self spell · amount 1 · hand → stack
    No additional explicit requirement.
Source evidence
Source
scryfall
Revision
3233152b3f33b8e9230fead041d6e89ec0e3d44f87d4d1cc1f2759e962320c2f
Rule
card-type-cast-event
Confidence
Not calibrated

Sorcery

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Archway Commons

Conditional loves

Land · Mana cost: Unavailable

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
1.000
Positive impact
1.000
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability 69c63055-ed44-4b32-b591-f3c6c2f3e7d1:0:2:abilities-8:3b48f5aabaf4a16683b1081d40cbabe026fa0102006789b637053338bd9caafb supplies the exact mana input used by target ability c73df59d-60e5-4541-81d9-5481cf2343bd:0:cast:abilities-8:3233152b3f33b8e9230fead041d6e89ec0e3d44f87d4d1cc1f2759e962320c2f. This grants cast (hand → stack).

    enables · mana · impact 1.000 · conditional

    Conditions: target ability requires timing=sorcery; target resource requires action_kind=noncreature_spell

    Source evidence

    Source ability: 69c63055-ed44-4b32-b591-f3c6c2f3e7d1:0:2:abilities-8:3b48f5aabaf4a16683b1081d40cbabe026fa0102006789b637053338bd9caafb

    {T}: Add one mana of any color.

    Target ability: c73df59d-60e5-4541-81d9-5481cf2343bd:0:cast:abilities-8:3233152b3f33b8e9230fead041d6e89ec0e3d44f87d4d1cc1f2759e962320c2f

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Arcum's Astrolabe

Conditional loves

Snow Artifact · Mana cost: {S}

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same controller
Status
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Signed compatibility
1.000
Positive impact
1.000
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

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    enables · mana · impact 1.000 · conditional

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    {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color.

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Bronze Walrus

Conditional loves

Artifact Creature — Walrus · Mana cost: {3}

Perspective
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Status
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Signed compatibility
1.000
Positive impact
1.000
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability 3fdc76b0-450a-4fcb-8a64-113edce67f3d:0:1:abilities-8:d841458c25f7b471f607e92c3e17d6d3db73bcf2fdc7015e2dc74acb8f669395 supplies the exact mana input used by target ability c73df59d-60e5-4541-81d9-5481cf2343bd:0:cast:abilities-8:3233152b3f33b8e9230fead041d6e89ec0e3d44f87d4d1cc1f2759e962320c2f. This grants cast (hand → stack).

    enables · mana · impact 1.000 · conditional

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    {T}: Add one mana of any color.

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Centaur Nurturer

Conditional loves

Creature — Centaur Druid · Mana cost: {3}{G}

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
1.000
Positive impact
1.000
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability f60e831b-1404-437a-a587-ed4f4b596084:0:1:abilities-8:cd885ea79ac2bd730173277f262cfcb31615d94a0ed4816c4aee4ab4696da7e9 supplies the exact mana input used by target ability c73df59d-60e5-4541-81d9-5481cf2343bd:0:cast:abilities-8:3233152b3f33b8e9230fead041d6e89ec0e3d44f87d4d1cc1f2759e962320c2f. This grants cast (hand → stack).

    enables · mana · impact 1.000 · conditional

    Conditions: target ability requires timing=sorcery; target resource requires action_kind=noncreature_spell

    Source evidence

    Source ability: f60e831b-1404-437a-a587-ed4f4b596084:0:1:abilities-8:cd885ea79ac2bd730173277f262cfcb31615d94a0ed4816c4aee4ab4696da7e9

    {T}: Add one mana of any color.

    Target ability: c73df59d-60e5-4541-81d9-5481cf2343bd:0:cast:abilities-8:3233152b3f33b8e9230fead041d6e89ec0e3d44f87d4d1cc1f2759e962320c2f

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Printings
SetLanguageCollectorReleasedRarityPrice
Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021en932021-08-20rare$0.46
Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019en932019-11-07rare$1.62