Cards that copy spells
Copy your own spell for value, or copy theirs and turn it around. Includes the storm payoffs that copy everything you cast.
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| Card | Cost | Type | What it does | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flusterstorm | {U} | Instant | Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {1}. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.) | $8.59 |
| 2 | Sevinne's Reclamation | {2}{W} | Sorcery | Return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, you may copy this spell and may choose a new target for the copy. Flashback {4}{W} (You may cast this… | $0.39 |
| 3 | Return the Favor | {R}{R} | Instant | Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.) + {1} — Copy target instant spell, sorcery spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. You may choose new targets for the copy. + {1} — Change the target of target spell or ability with a … | $0.81 |
| 4 | Dualcaster Mage | {1}{R}{R} | Creature — Human Wizard | Flash When this creature enters, copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. | $4.42 |
| 5 | Reflections of Littjara | {4}{U} | Enchantment | As this enchantment enters, choose a creature type. Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen type, copy that spell. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.) | $3.25 |
| 6 | Narset's Reversal | {U}{U} | Instant | Copy target instant or sorcery spell, then return it to its owner's hand. You may choose new targets for the copy. | $3.17 |
| 7 | Grapeshot | {1}{R} | Sorcery | Grapeshot deals 1 damage to any target. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.) | $0.37 |
| 8 | Isochron Scepter | {2} | Artifact | Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile an instant card with mana value 2 or less from your hand. {2}, {T}: You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. | $13.15 |
| 9 | Mizzix's Mastery | {3}{R} | Sorcery | 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 {5}{R}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell fo… | $7.91 |
| 10 | Chain of Vapor | {U} | Instant | Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Then that permanent's controller may sacrifice a land of their choice. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy. | $15.95 |
| 11 | Flare of Duplication | {1}{R}{R} | Instant | You may sacrifice a nontoken red creature rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. | $1.87 |
| 12 | Plumb the Forbidden | {1}{B} | Instant | As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice one or more creatures. When you do, copy this spell for each creature sacrificed this way. You draw a card and lose 1 life. | $0.37 |
| 13 | Amphibian Downpour | {2}{U} | Enchantment — Aura | Flash Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies. Copies become tokens.) Enchant creature Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a blue Frog creature… | $1.55 |
| 14 | Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands | {5} // {3} | Creature — Avatar // Sorcery | Wandering Archaic: Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell, they may pay {2}. If they don't, you may copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. // Explore the Vastlands: Each player looks at the top five car… | $8.39 |
| 15 | Thousand-Year Storm | {4}{U}{R} | Enchantment | Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, copy it for each other instant and sorcery spell you've cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies. | $1.14 |
| 16 | Reverberate | {R}{R} | Instant | Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. | $2.94 |
| 17 | Echoes of Eternity | {3}{C}{C}{C} | Kindred Enchantment — Eldrazi | If a triggered ability of a colorless spell you control or another colorless permanent you control triggers, that ability triggers an additional time. Whenever you cast a colorless spell, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.… | $2.25 |
| 18 | Twinning Staff | {3} | Artifact | If you would copy a spell one or more times, instead copy it that many times plus an additional time. You may choose new targets for the additional copy. {7}, {T}: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targ… | $16.46 |
| 19 | Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant | {5}{U}{U} | Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor | Whenever you cast an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. This ability triggers only once each turn. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.) Whenever an opponent casts an a… | $8.54 |
| 20 | Lithoform Engine | {4} | Legendary Artifact | {2}, {T}: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. {3}, {T}: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. {4}, {T}: Copy target permane… | $9.13 |
| 21 | Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring | {4} | Artifact // Land | Primal Amulet: Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, put a charge counter on this artifact. Then if there are four or more charge counters on it, you may remove those co… | $11.25 |
| 22 | Thunderclap Drake | {1}{U} | Creature — Drake | Flying Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. {2}{U}, Sacrifice this creature: When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy it for each time you've cast your commander from the command zone this game… | $0.54 |
| 23 | Kitsa, Otterball Elite | {1}{U} | Legendary Creature — Otter Wizard | Vigilance Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. {2}, {T}: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the … | $5.38 |
| 24 | Ral, Crackling Wit | {2}{U}{R} | Legendary Planeswalker — Ral | Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a loyalty counter on Ral. +1: Create a 1/1 blue and red Otter creature token with prowess. −3: Draw three cards, then discard two cards. −10: Draw three cards. You get an emblem with "Instant an… | $12.71 |
| 25 | Sword of Wealth and Power | {3} | Artifact — Equipment | Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from instants and from sorceries. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that sp… | $21.44 |
| 26 | Arcane Bombardment | {4}{R}{R} | Enchantment | Whenever you cast your first instant or sorcery spell each turn, exile an instant or sorcery card at random from your graveyard. Then copy each card exiled with this enchantment. You may cast any number of the copies without paying their… | $6.19 |
| 27 | Grave Researcher // Reanimate | {2}{B} // {B} | Creature — Troll Warlock // Sorcery | Grave Researcher: At the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1. Then if there are three or more creature cards in your graveyard, this creature becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares i… | $1.77 |
| 28 | Empty the Warrens | {3}{R} | Sorcery | Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.) | — |
| 29 | Reiterate | {1}{R}{R} | Instant | Buyback {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. | $19.85 |
| 30 | Unbound Flourishing | {2}{G} | Enchantment | Whenever you cast a permanent spell with a mana cost that contains {X}, double the value of X. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell or activate an ability, if that spell's mana cost or that ability's activation cost contains {X}… | $2.42 |
30 of 877 cards the search scored for "cards that copy spells". Ordered by how much each card is played, among the cards that matched. Prices and legality come from Scryfall; the list was last refreshed on 2026-09-23.
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