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Inspiring Statuary

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Colorless. Artifact

three generic mana

Inspiring Statuary

Murders at Karlov Manor Commander #230 · Illustrated by Kirsten Zirngibl

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~$0.23

Surge Foil non-foil · Final Fantasy Commander #347

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Serialized foil · The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #85z

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Oracle text

Nonartifact spells you cast have improvise. (Your artifacts can help cast those spells. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for one generic mana.)

Ghirapur's most celebrated inventors have been immortalized in clockwork.

All 10 printings of Inspiring Statuary

PrintingRarityNon-foilFoilEtched foilCardmarket (EUR)My collection
Final Fantasy Commander #347
Final Fantasy Commander
fic #347· 2025Surge Foilrare· Cardmarket €0.23
rare$0.23—No etched foil printing€0.23
Commander Masters #394
Commander Masters
cmm #394· 2023rare· Cardmarket €0.41 · €0.93 foil
rare$0.38$0.74No etched foil printing€0.41€0.93 foil
Commander Masters #609
Commander Masters
cmm #609· 2023rare
rareNo non-foil printingNo foil printing$5.81—
March of the Machine Commander #361
March of the Machine Commander
moc #361· 2023rare· Cardmarket €0.42
rare$0.41No foil printingNo etched foil printing€0.42
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #22
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
brr #22· 2022Retro Framerare· Cardmarket €0.44 · €1.12 foil
rare$0.44$0.96No etched foil printing€0.44€1.12 foil
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #85
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
brr #85· 2022Retro Framerare· Cardmarket €0.61 · €1.28 foil
rare$0.78$1.95No etched foil printing€0.61€1.28 foil
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #85z
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
brr #85z· 2022SerializedRetro FrameDouble Rainbowrare· Cardmarket €210.70 foil
rareNo non-foil printing$423.49No etched foil printing€210.70 foil
Aether Revolt #160
Aether Revolt
aer #160· 2017rare· Cardmarket €0.32 · €1.25 foil
rare$0.33$2.09No etched foil printing€0.32€1.25 foil
Aether Revolt Promos #160s
Aether Revolt Promos
paer #160s· 2017Promorare· Cardmarket €1.98 foil
rareNo non-foil printing$1.57No etched foil printing€1.98 foil

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Card details

First printed
2017
Printings
10
Mana value
3
EDHREC rank
#980 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Artists
Andreia Ugrai, Kirsten Zirngibl

Rulings (11)

  1. 2017-02-09

    When using improvise to cast a spell with X generic mana in its mana cost, first choose the value for X. That choice, plus any cost increases or decreases, will determine the spell's total cost. Then you can tap artifacts you control to help pay that cost. For example, if you cast Whir of Invention (a spell with improvise and mana cost X generic manaone blue manaone blue manaone blue mana) and choose X to be 3, the total cost is three generic manaone blue manaone blue manaone blue mana. If you tap two artifacts, you'll have to pay one generic manaone blue manaone blue manaone blue mana.

  2. 2017-02-09

    Because improvise isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.

  3. 2017-02-09

    If you cast a nonartifact spell that requires you to sacrifice a permanent as an additional cost, you may tap that permanent (if it's an artifact) for the spell's improvise ability before you sacrifice it to pay that cost.

  4. 2017-02-09

    Improvise can't pay for one white mana, one blue mana, one black mana, one red mana, one green mana, or one colorless mana mana symbols in a spell's total cost.

  5. 2017-02-09

    Equipment attached to a creature doesn't become tapped when that creature becomes tapped, and tapping that Equipment doesn't cause the creature to become tapped.

  6. 2017-02-09

    Improvise doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.

  7. 2017-02-09

    Improvise can't be used to pay for anything other than the cost of casting the spell. For example, it can't be used during the resolution of an ability that says "Counter target spell unless its controller pays three generic mana."

  8. 2017-02-09

    If an artifact you control has a mana ability with tap this permanent in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with improvise will result in the artifact being tapped when you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for improvise. Similarly, if you sacrifice an artifact to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with improvise, that artifact won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for improvise.

  9. 2017-02-09

    Multiple instances of improvise are redundant.

  10. 2017-02-09

    When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Improvise applies after the total cost is calculated.

  11. 2017-02-09

    Tapping an artifact won't cause its abilities to stop applying unless those abilities say so.

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