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Crooked Scales

First printed in Mercadian Masques (1999)

All 2 prints

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  • The List (PLST) #MMQ-291, 2021
  • Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #291, 1999

Crooked Scales

Artifact

4 generic, tap: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, destroy target creature an opponent controls. If you lose the flip, destroy target creature you control unless you pay 3 generic and repeat this process.

Illustrated by
Ron Spears

Legality

Legal in
Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
Not legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

Rulings (2)
  • If you pay the 3 generic, you do not choose a new pair of targets when it repeats. This means that if you lose the flip, you have the choice of having your creature destroyed or paying 3 generic to try again to win the flip. If you lose again, you get the same choice, and so on. You can keep trying to destroy your opponent’s creature as long as you have mana to pay.
  • You choose both targets on activation, so you can only activate this when you can legally choose both targets.

Prices

MTGO price: 2.58 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).