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Reenact the Crime

Blue

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

Reenact the Crime, Murders at Karlov Manor printing
Murders at Karlov Manor MKM · No. 297 2024-02-09

Card text

{1}{U}{U}{U}
Instant
Exile target nonland card in a graveyard that was put there from anywhere this turn. Copy it. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
"As I suspected, Kylox had prepared a secret exit. But the question remains: Did he escape his assailants or was he taken against his will?" —Alquist Proft, case notes
EDHREC rank #10068 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 4 printings

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

Official rulings

5 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

You cast the copy while Reenact the Crime is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.

2024-02-02 · Wizards of the Coast

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

2024-02-02 · 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.

2024-02-02 · 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.

2024-02-02 · 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, such as kicker costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Demand Answers, those must be paid to cast the card.

2024-02-02 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Reenact the Crime, Murders at Karlov Manor printing
Murders at Karlov Manor
MKM · #70
Rare
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Spellbound Cards & Games · Condition DMG
Reenact the Crime, Murders at Karlov Manor Promos printing
Murders at Karlov Manor Promos
PMKM · #70p
Rare
∅ No QC price
Reenact the Crime, Murders at Karlov Manor Promos printing
Murders at Karlov Manor Promos
PMKM · #70s
Rare
∅ No QC price