Mystic Remora
Enchantment
Cumulative upkeep 
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays 
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(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays .The bond between spellcaster and familiar allows the mage to detect even the smallest of magical ripples—and use them to their advantage.
Illustrated by Kelogsloops · Secret Lair Drop (SLD)
Legalities
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Duel Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
Printings
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Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
#16
mythic
2025-11-21
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Secret Lair Drop
#1842
rare
2024-12-02
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Dominaria Remastered
#59
rare
2023-01-13
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Dominaria Remastered
#420
rare
2023-01-13
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Dominaria Remastered
#288
rare
2023-01-13
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Secret Lair Drop
#406
rare
2022-06-13
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Masters Edition
#42
uncommon
2007-09-10
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Ice Age
#87
common
1995-06-03
Rulings
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Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it's not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can't be made. For example, if Mystic Remora has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay or sacrifice it.
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Cumulative upkeep is a triggered ability that imposes an increasing cost on a permanent. "Cumulative upkeep [cost]" means "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this permanent is on the battlefield, put an age counter on this permanent. Then you may pay [cost] for each age counter on it. If you don't, sacrifice it."
Archetypes that play this card
Vintage
- Esper Lurrus Control 0.2% of lists