First printed in Ixalan (2017)
All 11 prints
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Foundations (FDN) #679, 2024
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The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #261, 2023
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #693, 2021
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Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #401, 2021
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Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #233, 2019
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Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #384, 2019
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Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #233p, 2019
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Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #233s, 2019
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Ixalan Promos (PXLN) #248p, 2017
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Ixalan Promos (PXLN) #248s, 2017
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Ixalan (XLN) #248, 2017
Artifact
As this artifact enters, look at an opponent's hand, then choose any card name.
Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
- Illustrated by
- Kieran Yanner
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Banned in
- Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH
Rulings (5)
- Sorcerous Spyglass affects cards regardless of what zone they're in. This includes cards in hand, cards in the graveyard, and exiled cards.
- An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.
- You can't choose the name of a token unless that token has the same name as a card.
- You can choose any card name, even if that card doesn't normally have an activated ability. You're not limited to the names of cards you saw in the opponent's hand.
- Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as equip) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. Triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") are unaffected by the last ability of Sorcerous Spyglass.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
2 combos, the most popular first:
- Destroy all creatures that enter the battlefield, Lock: Lethal Vapors + Sorcerous Spyglass
- Players can't cast creature spells, Lock: Aether Storm + Sorcerous Spyglass
