Scholar of the Lost Trove
Jumpstart (JMP)
Creature — Sphinx
Flying When this creature enters, you may cast target instant, sorcery, or artifact card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If an instant or sorcery spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricBanned
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Used in 3 known combosEDHREC #10,277
Rulings
4 · latest Jun 23, 2020
- WotCJun 23, 2020
If a spell has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
- WotCJun 23, 2020
If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
- WotCJun 23, 2020
If you cast an artifact spell this way, it won’t be exiled if it would be put into your graveyard this turn.
- WotCJun 23, 2020
If you wish to cast the target card, you must cast it while the triggered ability is resolving. You can’t cast it later in the turn.

