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Mysterious Stranger

Red

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

Mysterious Stranger, Fallout printing
Fallout PIP · No. 334 2024-03-08

Card text

{2}{R}{R}
Creature — Human Rogue
Flash When this creature enters, for each graveyard with an instant or sorcery card in it, exile target instant or sorcery card from that graveyard. If two or more cards are exiled this way, choose one of them at random and copy it. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
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Keywords: Flash
EDHREC rank #9344 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 4 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

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

You cast the copy while Mysterious Stranger’s last ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can’t wait to cast it later in the turn.

2024-03-08 · Wizards of the Coast

If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

2024-03-08 · Wizards of the Coast

If you don’t want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.

2024-03-08 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the card.

2024-03-08 · Wizards of the Coast

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