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Rod of Absorption

afcForgotten Realms Commander#288rare
{2}{U}
Treatments
Extended Art
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updated 2026-06-21
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2 printings across 1 sets
Printings
2 total
Forgotten Realms Commander#288
2021 · Svetlin Velinov
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Forgotten Realms Commander#19
2021 · Svetlin Velinov
$0.53
Card details
Artist
Svetlin Velinov
Frame
extendedart
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Oracle text

Artifact

Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, exile it instead of putting it into a graveyard as it resolves.

{X}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You may cast any number of spells from among cards exiled with this artifact with total mana value X or less without paying their mana costs.

Abilities
TriggeredWhenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, exile it instead of putting it into a graveyard as it resolves.
Activated{X}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You may cast any number of spells from among cards exiled with this artifact with total mana value X or less without paying their mana costs.
Plays as
Spell Payoff
Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Svetlin Velinov
Rulings
  • WotCJul 23, 2021

    Each Rod of Absorption tracks the cards it has exiled separately. If Rod of Absorption is destroyed and then later brought back to the battlefield, it will not be able to access any of the cards that it had exiled before.

  • WotCJul 23, 2021

    If a spell is countered or it never resolves, Rod of Absorption will not exile it.

  • WotCJul 23, 2021

    If multiple Rods of Absorption are on the battlefield at the same time, any player casting an instant or sorcery spell will cause all of them to trigger. As the spell resolves, its controller will choose which of the Rods gets to exile it.

  • WotCJul 23, 2021

    If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

  • WotCJul 23, 2021

    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, you must pay those to cast the spell.

  • WotCJul 23, 2021

    When Rod of Absorption's last ability resolves, you cast as many spells with total mana value X or less from among the exiled cards as you would like in any order you choose. Cards not cast this way will remain in exile indefinitely.