Shardless Agent
Artifact Creature — Human Rogue
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.)
"The left blade for a swift, painless death. The right blade for a long, lingering one. The choice is mine."
2/2
Illustrated by Mila Pesic · Magic Online Promos (PRM)
Legalities
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Duel Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
Printings
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Magic Online Promos
#91349
rare
2021-11-25
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Modern Horizons 2
#423
rare
2021-06-18
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Modern Horizons 2
#321
rare
2021-06-18
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Modern Horizons 2
#292
rare
2021-06-18
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The List
#PCA-104
uncommon
2019-11-07
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Magic Online Promos
#55697
uncommon
2017-05-31
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Planechase Anthology
#104
uncommon
2016-11-25
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Eternal Masters
#206
rare
2016-06-10
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Legendary Cube Prize Pack
#117
rare
2015-11-18
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Judge Gift Cards 2015
#2
rare
2015-01-01
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Planechase 2012
#104
uncommon
2012-06-01
Rulings
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A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
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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.
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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.
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If a spell with cascade is countered, the cascade ability will still resolve normally.
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You exile the cards face up. All players will be able to see them.
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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.
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If the card has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost. -
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.
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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.
Archetypes that play this card
Duel Commander
- The Wandering Minstrel 100.0% of lists
Legacy
- Living End 100.0% of lists
Modern
- 5c Midrange 100.0% of lists
- Bant Midrange 100.0% of lists
- Living End 100.0% of lists