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Isochron Scepter

{2}

Artifact

MB2Mystery Booster 2#96uncommon
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
white
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 117
Illustrator
Mark Harrison
Found in
Mystery Booster 2 Booster Pack
Printings11Combos324EDHREC rank#738
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile an instant card with mana value 2 or less from your hand. {2}, {T}: You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
Plays as:
Infinite Mana Piece
Market · per finishspark updated 51m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-14.3%
$8.05
$7.00 low$3.00 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$8.05· across 11 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

5 · latest Aug 7, 2020
  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    If Isochron Scepter leaves the battlefield while the activated ability is on the stack, the ability can still make a copy. On the other hand, if the imprinted card leaves the exile zone while the activated ability is on the stack, the copy can't be made.

  • WotCAug 7, 2020

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

  • WotCAug 7, 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.

  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    If you don't want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.

  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    You cast the copy while the ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.