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Crooked Scales

2 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Crooked Scales, The List printing
The List PLST · No. MMQ-291 2021-11-29

Card text

{4}
Artifact
{4}, {T}: 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} and repeat this process.
EDHREC rank #14790 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 2 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If you pay the {3}, 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} 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.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

You choose both targets on activation, so you can only activate this when you can legally choose both targets.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Crooked Scales, Mercadian Masques printing
Mercadian Masques
MMQ · #291
Rare
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Face to Face Games · Condition LP