Cunning Rhetoric
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Whenever an opponent attacks you and/or one or more planeswalkers you control, exile the top card of that player's library. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.
Get it in a precon
Included in 3 preconstructed decks — cheapest sealed first.
Official rulings
- You'll still pay all costs for a spell cast this way, including additional costs. You may also pay alternative costs if any are available. (2021-04-16)
- You must follow the normal timing permissions and restrictions for the exiled card. If it's a land, you can't play it unless you have land plays available. (2021-04-16)
- If you play a card this way, it leaves exile and becomes a new object. If it returns to exile later in the turn, you can't play it again. (2021-04-16)
Printings & prices
Every set Cunning Rhetoric 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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