First printed in Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026)
Artifact
: Add 
. When you next cast a spell with 
in its mana cost this turn, you draw a card and gain half X life, rounded down.
Styluses are tools used by students to channel their magic. For young Quandrix mages, they can help navigate difficult calculations and focus perspective.
- Illustrated by
- Nino Vecia
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- The value of X in the delayed triggered ability created by Brass Infiniscope's ability is the value of X of the spell you cast as it exists on the stack when that ability resolves. (Usually this will be the same as the value chosen for X when the spell was cast.)
- The delayed triggered ability created by Brass Infiniscope's ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving. In that case, use the value of X as that spell last existed on the stack to determine the value of X for the delayed triggered ability.
- You'll only gain half X life no matter how many instances of are in the mana cost of the spell you cast.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.68 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
48 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Brass Infiniscope + Karn, the Great Creator + Voltaic Construct (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Bello, Bard of the Brambles + Brass Infiniscope + Voltaic Construct (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite card draw, Infinite colored mana…: Brass Infiniscope + Pili-Pala + Trazyn the Infinite
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Brass Infiniscope + Dross Scorpion + Pentavus
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Brass Infiniscope + Elsha of the Infinite + Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary
- Infinite card draw, Infinite colorless mana…: Brass Infiniscope + Staff of Domination + Trazyn the Infinite
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Brass Infiniscope + Trazyn the Infinite + Voltaic Construct (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Brass Infiniscope + Myr Welder + Voltaic Construct (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Brass Infiniscope + Karn, Silver Golem + Voltaic Construct (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Brass Infiniscope + Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + The Reality Chip
