Esper
~$7.01 TCGplayer
Colorless. Plane — Alara

March of the Machine Commander #49 · Illustrated by Bruce Brenneise
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Oracle text
Artifact spells cost less to cast.
Whenever chaos ensues, creatures you control that are white, blue, and/or black become artifacts in addition to their other types until end of turn. Then each artifact creature you control gains vigilance, menace, and lifelink until end of turn.
Format legality
The only printing of Esper
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March of the Machine Commander moc #49· 2023common· Cardmarket €0.95 | common | $7.01 | €0.95 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 0
- Artist
- Bruce Brenneise
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the March of the Machine Commander card (#49).
0049 · MOC · C · EN
- 0049Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- MOCSet code for March of the Machine Commander
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (6)
2023-04-14
If there are additional costs to cast an artifact spell, or if the cost to cast a spell is increased by an effect (such as the one created by Thalia, Guardian of Thraben’s ability), apply those increases before applying cost reductions.
2023-04-14
That ability can’t reduce the amount of colored mana players pay for a spell. It reduces only the generic component of that cost.
2023-04-14
Esper’s first ability doesn’t change the mana cost or mana value of any artifact spell. It changes only the total cost players pay.
2023-04-14
The cost reduction can apply to alternative costs such as prototype costs.
2023-04-14
The set of artifact creatures affected by the chaos ability is determined as that ability resolves. Artifact creatures you begin to control later in the turn and permanents that become artifact creatures later in the turn won’t get the bonuses.
2023-04-14
If a spell you cast has
in its mana cost, you choose the value of X before calculating the spell’s total cost. For example, if an artifact spell’s mana cost is
, you could choose 2 as the value of X and pay
to cast the spell.
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