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Crooked Scales

{4}

Artifact

MMQMercadian Masques#291rare
Foil
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 37–11000
Illustrator
Ron Spears
Found in
Mercadian Masques Tournament Pack · Mercadian Masques Booster Pack
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot 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
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
{4}, {T}: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, destroy target creature an opponent controls. If you lose the flip, destroy target creature you control unless you pay {3} and repeat this process.

Plays as: Mill Finisher

Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+4.2%
$1.25
$0.75 low$0.52 gap
Foil+0.0%
$55.99
$14.00 low-$1.00 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.89· across 2 printings

Rulings

2 · latest Oct 4, 2004 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    If you pay the {3}, you do not choose a new pair of targets when it repeats. This means that if you lose the flip, you have the choice of having your creature destroyed or paying {3} to try again to win the flip. If you lose again, you get the same choice, and so on. You can keep trying to destroy your opponent’s creature as long as you have mana to pay.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    You choose both targets on activation, so you can only activate this when you can legally choose both targets.

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