Mask of the Schemer
~$2.47 low · ~$7.82 high
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Blue. Artifact — Equipment
New Capenna Commander #28 · Illustrated by James Paick
New Capenna Commander #28 · Illustrated by James PaickWhat is Mask of the Schemer worth?
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Oracle text
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, it connives X, where X is the amount of damage it dealt to that player. (Draw X cards, then discard X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each nonland card discarded this way.)
Equip
Format legality
All 3 printings of Mask of the Schemer
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Capenna Commander ncc #28· 2022rare· Cardmarket €0.36 | rare | $2.96 | No foil printing | €0.36 | |
 New Capenna Commander ncc #129· 2022Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €0.38 | rare | $2.47 | No foil printing | €0.38 | |
 New Capenna Commander Promos pncc #28p· 2022Promorare· Cardmarket €1.77 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $7.82 | €1.77 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2022
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #11,522 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Equip, Connive
- Artist
- James Paick
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the New Capenna Commander card (#28).
028 · NCC · R · EN
- 028Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- NCCSet code for New Capenna Commander
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (4)
April 29, 2022
If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to connive but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still connives. If you discard a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything. Abilities that trigger “when [that creature] connives” will trigger.
April 29, 2022
Once an ability that causes a creature to connive begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the conniving creature after you discard a nonland card but before it receives a counter.
April 29, 2022
If no card is discarded, most likely because that player's hand is empty and an effect says they can't draw cards, the conniving creature does not receive a +1/+1 counter.
April 29, 2022
Connive X is a variant of connive. If a creature connives X, its controller will draw X cards, discard X cards, then then put a number of +1/+1 counters on the conniving permanent equal to the number of nonland cards discarded this way.
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