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"Find me cards equivalent to: Improvisation Capstone"

Cards equivalent to Improvisation Capstone (red, Sorcery, exiles/casts free spells by mana value):

  • Intuition Blast: [fictional, not real]
  • Cascade cards like Bloodbraid Elf (not sorcery, but similar 'cast free spell' mechanic; not a Lesson)
  • Epic Experiment (lets you exile/colorless cast spells from the top of your library)
  • Mind's Desire (similar: exile/cast spells for free from the top)
  • Mizzix's Mastery (exiles from graveyard, casts free spells)

Closest real-world equivalents:

  • Epic Experiment
  • Mind's Desire
  • Mizzix's Mastery

Each lets you cast spells for free, exile, or care about spells’ mana values. None are Sorcery — Lesson or have Paradigm. Improvisation Capstone is the search anchor.

Found Cards

5 Results

Bloodbraid Elf

Epic Experiment

Improvisation Capstone

Mind's Desire

Mizzix's Mastery

Bloodbraid Elf #2009 aka. BBE Creature — Elf Berserker

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: 3/2
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elf
  • Berserker
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Cascade Haste

    Rules

  • A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
  • Cascade triggers when you cast the spell, meaning that it resolves before that spell. If you end up casting the exiled card, it will go on the stack above the spell with cascade.
  • Due to a 2021 rules change to cascade, not only do you stop exiling cards if you exile a nonland card with lesser mana value than the spell with cascade, but the resulting spell you cast must also have lesser mana value. Previously, in cases where a card's mana value differed from the resulting spell, such as with some modal double-faced cards or cards with an Adventure, you could cast a spell with a higher mana value than the exiled card.
  • If a spell with cascade is countered, the cascade ability will still resolve normally.
  • If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
  • The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If cascade allows you to cast a split card, you may cast either half but not both halves.
  • When the cascade ability resolves, you must exile cards. The only optional part of the ability is whether or not you cast the last card exiled.
  • You exile the cards face up. All players will be able to see them.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom / 2.79 USD 0.99 USD
    Manapool / 1.82 USD 1.16 USD
    Cardmarket / 1.8 EUR 0.74 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 2.07 USD 1.35 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Haste (This creature can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.) Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)

    Epic Experiment #376 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Special
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Sorcery
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • If you can't cast a card, perhaps because there are no legal targets available, or if you choose not to cast it, it will be put into your graveyard.
  • If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
  • When casting an instant or sorcery card this way, ignore timing restrictions based on the card's type. Other timing restrictions, such as "Cast [this card] only during combat," must be followed.
  • You cast the cards one at a time, choosing modes, targets, and so on. The last card you cast will be the first one to resolve.

    • Prices

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    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD / 3.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.51 USD / 2.28 USD
    Cardmarket 0.26 EUR / 2.14 EUR
    Manapool / 2.13 USD 0.19 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Exile the top X cards of your library. You may cast instant and sorcery spells with mana value X or less from among them without paying their mana costs. Then put all cards exiled this way that weren't cast into your graveyard.

    Improvisation Capstone #120p Sorcery — Lesson

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 7
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Sorcery
    • SubTypes:
  • Lesson
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Paradigm

    Rules

  • Each spell with paradigm has the Lesson subtype. The Lesson subtype appears on instants and sorceries and has no inherent rules meaning. Other effects (such as the learn ability from the original Strixhaven release) may refer to it.
  • If an exiled card has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value and you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • 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 card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the spell.
  • Once a spell with paradigm has resolved, it doesn't matter what happens to the card in exile. Even if the card leaves exile, the delayed triggered ability will still trigger during each of your first main phases, and the copy will still be created.
  • Paradigm creates a delayed triggered ability that triggers at the beginning of each of your first main phases for the rest of the game. When that ability resolves and the copy is created, you can choose not to cast the copy. In that case, the copy will cease to exist the next time state-based actions are checked. The delayed triggered ability will still trigger again at the beginning of your first main phase on your next turn regardless.
  • You cast the spells while Improvisation Capstone is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast them later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the cards' types are ignored.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 19.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 13.26 EUR 10.87 EUR
    Manapool 16.16 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile cards with total mana value 4 or greater. You may cast any number of spells from among them without paying their mana costs. Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)

    Mind's Desire #80 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Sorcery
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Storm

    Rules

  • If the card is not played by end of turn, it remains exiled until end of game.
  • The card is face-up when exiled.
  • A copy of a spell can be countered like any other spell, but it must be countered individually. Countering a spell with storm won't affect the copies.
  • Spells cast from zones other than a player's hand and spells that were countered are counted by the storm ability.
  • The copies are put directly onto the stack. They aren't cast and won't be counted by other spells with storm cast later in the turn.
  • The triggered ability that creates the copies can itself be countered by anything that can counter a triggered ability. If it is countered, no copies will be put onto the stack.

    • Prices

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    Cardkingdom 22.99 USD 12.99 USD 13.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 16.77 USD 10.61 USD 11.32 USD
    Cardmarket 15.91 EUR / 9.75 EUR
    Manapool / 52.07 USD 16.67 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Shuffle your library. Then exile the top card of your library. Until end of turn, you may play that card without paying its mana cost. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

    Mizzix's Mastery #118 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2 v3
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Sorcery
    • SubTypes:
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Overload

    Rules

  • If Mizzix's Mastery exiled multiple cards, you may cast the copies in any order. The last copy you cast will be the first one to resolve.
  • If the copy has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X.
  • If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
  • If you don't cast one of the copies (perhaps because there are no legal targets available or you don't want to), the copy will cease to exist.
  • Mizzix's Mastery is still on the stack as it resolves. If you pay the overload cost, Mizzix's Mastery won't copy itself.
  • The cards remain exiled no matter what happens to the copies.
  • The copies are created and cast during the resolution of Mizzix's Mastery. You can't wait to cast them later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the copy's type are ignored. Other restrictions (such as "Cast [this spell] only during combat") are not.
  • Because a spell with overload doesn't target when its overload cost is paid, it may affect permanents with hexproof or with protection from the appropriate color.
  • If you are instructed to cast a spell with overload "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to pay its overload cost instead.
  • If you don't pay the overload cost of a spell with overload, that spell will have a single target. If you pay the overload cost, the spell won't have any targets.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as an overload cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 9.11 USD / 9.34 USD
    Tcgplayer 9.22 USD / 8.54 USD
    Cardkingdom 7.49 USD / 5.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 3.47 EUR 2.77 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Exile target card that's an instant or sorcery from your graveyard. For each card exiled this way, copy it, and you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. Exile Mizzix's Mastery. Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")