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Choreographed Sparks

{R}{R}

Instant

SOSSecrets of Strixhaven#111rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 795
Illustrator
Paolo Parente
Found in
Secrets of Strixhaven MTGO Redemption Secrets of Strixhaven Redemption · Secrets of Strixhaven Prerelease Pack Lorehold · 6 more
Printings3EDHREC rank#11,270
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardLegal
This spell can't be copied. Choose one or both — • Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. • Copy target creature spell you control. The copy gains haste and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this token."
Plays as:
Modal SpellSpell Copy
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+3.4%
$0.30
$0.03 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil-3.1%
$0.31
$0.08 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.30· across 3 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

10 · latest Mar 20, 2026
  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    A resolving copy of a permanent spell becomes a token. That token isn't "created" and won't interact with abilities that care about tokens being created.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    Any choices made when the spell resolves won't have been made yet when it's copied. Any such choices will be made separately when the copy resolves.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    Choreographed Sparks has received a minor update to remove the erroneous word "next" from its second mode. Its updated Oracle text appears above.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    If a spell with a converge ability is copied, no mana was spent to cast the copy, so the number of colors of mana spent to cast the spell will be zero. The number of colors spent to cast the original spell is not copied.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    If the copied spell divides damage or distributes counters among a number of targets, the division and number of targets can't be changed. If you choose new targets, you must choose the same number of targets.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    If the spell that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast, the copy has the same value of X.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copy will have the same mode or modes. You can't choose different ones.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    The copy will have the same targets as the spell it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    You can't choose to pay any additional costs for a copied spell. However, effects based on any additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy too.