Epic Experiment
- Mana cost
- {X}{U}{R}
- Type
- Sorcery
- Set
- Return to Ravnica #159 (mythic)
- Price
- $0.42 USD
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.
Epic Experiment has 6 printings, first in Return to Ravnica (2012). EDHREC ranks it #6,423 among Commander cards. It appears most in Vivi Ornitier decks (2,956 on EDHREC). 3 public decks on TCG run it. It has 5 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Epic Experiment
- Prismari Performance - Commander 2021, led by Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
- Quick Draw - Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander, led by Stella Lee, Wild Card
- Seize Control - Commander 2015, led by Mizzix of the Izmagnus
Commanders that run Epic Experiment most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Vivi Ornitier: 2,956 decks
- Stella Lee, Wild Card: 2,088 decks
- The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell: 1,895 decks
- Veyran, Voice of Duality: 1,458 decks
- Mizzix of the Izmagnus: 1,402 decks
- Vadrik, Astral Archmage: 1,091 decks
- Zaffai, Thunder Conductor: 779 decks
- Alania, Divergent Storm: 728 decks
Often played with Epic Experiment
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.
- : 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.
- : 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.
- : 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.