Mystic Remora

Mystic Remora

{U}Enchantment

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Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {4}.

What it does

Tagged as Card draw — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Get it in a precon

One preconstructed deck includes this card.

Keyword reminders

Cumulative upkeep. At each upkeep, put an age counter on this, then pay its cost for each age counter or sacrifice it. · CR 702.24

Official rulings

  1. Cumulative upkeep is a triggered ability that imposes an increasing cost on a permanent. "Cumulative upkeep [cost]" means "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this permanent is on the battlefield, put an age counter on this permanent. Then you may pay [cost] for each age counter on it. If you don't, sacrifice it." (2025-10-02)
  2. Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it's not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can't be made. For example, if Mystic Remora has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay {4} or sacrifice it. (2025-10-02)

Printings & prices

Every set Mystic Remora has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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