Saheeli's Directive
~$1.03 TCGplayer
Red. Sorcery

Commander 2018 #26 · Illustrated by Craig J Spearing
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Oracle text
Improvise (Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for .)
Reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put any number of artifact cards with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then put all cards revealed this way that weren't put onto the battlefield into your graveyard.
Format legality
The only printing of Saheeli's Directive
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Commander 2018 c18 #26· 2018rare· Cardmarket €1.12 | rare | $1.03 | €1.12 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2018
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #11,074 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Improvise
- Artist
- Craig J Spearing
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Commander 2018 card (#26).
026 · C18 · R · EN
- 026Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- C18Set code for Commander 2018
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
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- Top: name and cost
- Art and type line
- Text box
- Bottom: stats and the info line

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Top: name and cost
Art and type line
Text box
Bottom: stats and the info line
Keywords
- ImproviseCR 702.126
- Defined in the Comprehensive Rules at the rule above.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (11)
2018-07-13
Improvise can't pay for
,
,
,
,
, or
mana symbols in a spell's total cost.
2018-07-13
When using improvise to cast a spell with
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 Saheeli's Directive and choose X to be 3, the total cost is
. If you tap two artifacts, you'll have to pay
.
2018-07-13
If an artifact you control has a mana ability with
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.
2018-07-13
Saheeli's Directive considers the individual mana values of the artifact cards you reveal. The sum of their mana values may be greater than X.
2018-07-13
Improvise doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.
2018-07-13
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.
2018-07-13
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.
2018-07-13
Tapping an artifact won't cause its abilities to stop applying unless those abilities say so.
2018-07-13
If a card in your library has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
2018-07-13
All of the artifacts put onto the battlefield this way enter at the same time. If any have triggered abilities that trigger on something else entering the battlefield, they'll see each other.
2018-07-13
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
."
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