Spell Swindle
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{U}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Ixalan #82 (rare)
- Price
- $1.44 USD
Counter target spell. Create X Treasure tokens, where X is that spell's mana value. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Spell Swindle has 5 printings, first in Ixalan (2017). EDHREC ranks it #3,296 among Commander cards. It appears most in Galazeth Prismari decks (2,618 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 2 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 Spell Swindle
- Tinker Time - March of the Machine Commander, led by Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy
Commanders that run Spell Swindle most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Galazeth Prismari: 2,618 decks
- Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer: 2,473 decks
- Edward Kenway: 2,149 decks
- Eluge, the Shoreless Sea: 1,711 decks
- Admiral Beckett Brass: 1,506 decks
- Rashmi and Ragavan: 1,479 decks
- Magnus the Red: 1,405 decks
- Melek, Reforged Researcher: 1,400 decks
Often played with Spell Swindle
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You may target a spell that can't be countered. When Spell Swindle resolves, the target spell will be unaffected, but you'll still get Treasures.
- : For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.