First printed in Conspiracy: Take the Crown (2016)
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has all names of nonlegendary creature cards in addition to its name.
Equip
Imitation is the sincerest form of treachery.
- Illustrated by
- Aaron Miller
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- If you named any nonlegendary creature card for hidden agenda or draft abilities that refer to a creature on the battlefield, the equipped creature will have that name and will qualify for any relevant bonuses. For example, equipping Spy Kit to Noble Banneret will enable Noble Banneret's last ability (as long as you noted a nonlegendary card name for it).
- The set of names the equipped creature has includes the names of all nonlegendary creature cards in the Oracle card reference, including the back faces of double-faced cards. Notably, the equipped creature won't gain the names of tokens, such as Zombie Token, Goblin Token, and similar. It also won't gain the names of noncreature cards that have become creatures, such as a Wandering Fumarole that has become a creature.
- Some creature cards have abilities that function during the draft and additional abilities that refer to cards you exiled or information you noted with "cards named [this card's name]." These abilities are linked, so equipping Spy Kit to such a creature won't affect the set of cards it exiled or the information you noted.
Combos
4 combos, the most popular first:
- Players cannot cast nonlegendary creature spells: Cornered Market + Spy Kit
- Counter all nonlegendary creature spells: Bazaar of Wonders + Spy Kit
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Central Elevator // Promising Stairs + Spy Kit + Zur, Eternal Schemer
- Win the game: Central Elevator // Promising Stairs + Opalescence + Spy Kit