Cunning Rhetoric

c21Commander 2021#38rare
{2}{B}
Legal in 6 of 23 formats
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Nonfoil$2.21
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Card text & rulings

Oracle text

Enchantment

Whenever an opponent attacks you and/or one or more planeswalkers you control, exile the top card of that player's library. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.

Ability breakdown
Abilities
TriggeredWhenever an opponent attacks you and/or one or more planeswalkers you control, exile the top card of that player's library. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.
Rulings
  • WotCApr 16, 2021

    If you play a card this way, it leaves exile and becomes a new object. If it returns to exile later in the turn, you can't play it again.

  • WotCApr 16, 2021

    You must follow the normal timing permissions and restrictions for the exiled card. If it's a land, you can't play it unless you have land plays available.

  • WotCApr 16, 2021

    You'll still pay all costs for a spell cast this way, including additional costs. You may also pay alternative costs if any are available.

Market & price history

Market

C21 #38
2026-07-06
Cunning Rhetoric
$2.21TCGplayer market +1.8% 7d
Lowest Listing
updated 2026-07-06
Nonfoil
Lowest listingNM$1.65Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$0.90· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$0.75 (+45.5%)
All finishes · 30d
updated 1h ago
Realized change · today vs 30d ago
Nonfoil$2.21 +6.8%
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This printing is the cheapest copy: $2.21 · + shipping

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Plays as
Cast From ExileAttack Trigger

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Where you can play it
commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlNot legal
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
Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Chris Rallis
Reference & exit links
Card details
Artist
Chris Rallis
Frame
2015
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp
oval