Master of Predicaments

Mana Value

5

Rarity

rare

Master of Predicaments

Creature — Sphinx

{3}{U}{U}
Color Identity: U

Card Text

Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, choose a card in your hand. That player guesses whether the card's mana value is greater than 4. If the player guessed wrong, you may cast the card without paying its mana cost.

Power/Toughness: 4/4

Keywords

Flying

Set

Magic 2015

(M15)

EDHREC Rank

#10,909

If the card is a split card, its mana value is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If the player guesses wrong and you cast a split card this way, you may cast either half (or both halves if the card has fuse), no matter what its mana value is.

Wotc — April 18, 2017

Although you may choose a land card in your hand, you won't be able to play it even if the player guessed wrong.

Wotc — July 18, 2014

If you don't cast the card, either because the player guessed right or because you choose not to cast it, you don't have to reveal it. Your opponent won't know the reason you didn't cast the card.

Wotc — July 18, 2014

To choose a card in your hand, clearly separate it from the rest of your hand without revealing it.

Wotc — July 18, 2014

You cast the card in your hand as part of the resolution of the triggered ability. Timing restrictions based on the card's type (such as creature or sorcery) are ignored. Other restrictions, such as "Cast [this card] only during combat," are not.

Wotc — July 18, 2014

If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. Notably, you can't cast a card with bestow as an Aura this way. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.

Wotc — July 18, 2014

If the card has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.

Wotc — July 18, 2014