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Teach by Example

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Teach by Example, Foundations printing
Foundations FDN · No. 666 2024-11-15

Card text

{U/R}{U/R}
Instant
({U/R} can be paid with either {U} or {R}.) When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
"Learning to imitate a master is the first step in becoming one." —Uvilda, Prismari dean
EDHREC rank #7752 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ✓ Legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ✓ Legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

7 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

After Teach by Example resolves, the next instant or sorcery spell you cast that turn will be copied whether or not it has targets.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

If the copied spell divides damage or distributes counters among a number of targets, the division and number of targets can't be changed. If you choose new targets, you must choose the same number of targets.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

You can't choose to pay any additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy too.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

If the spell has any targets, the copy will have the same targets unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. The new targets must be legal.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

If the spell that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast, the copy will have the same value of X.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copy will have the same mode or modes. You can't choose different ones.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

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