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Mica, Reader of Ruins

{3}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer

SOSSecrets of Strixhaven#124uncommon
Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 9–298
Illustrator
Josu Hernaiz
Found in
Secrets of Strixhaven Prerelease Pack Prismari · Secrets of Strixhaven Prerelease Pack Lorehold · 2 more
Printings1
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Ward—Pay 3 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 3 life.) Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may sacrifice an artifact. If you do, copy that spell and you may choose new targets for the copy.
4/4

Plays as: Counterspell · Spell Payoff

Market · per finishspark updated 18h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+27.3%
$0.28
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil-5.9%
$0.32
$0.08 low$0.00 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.28· across 1 printing

Rulings

9 · latest Mar 20, 2026 · one tap opens all
  • 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

    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

    Mica's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.

  • 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.