Spellbinder
~$6.27 low · ~$28.57 high
Colorless. Artifact — Equipment
Darksteel #143 · Illustrated by Ron Spencer
Darksteel #143 · Illustrated by Ron SpencerWhat is Spellbinder worth?
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Oracle text
Imprint — When this Equipment enters, you may exile an instant card from your hand.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
Equip 
Format legality
The only printing of Spellbinder
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Darksteel dst #143· 2004rare· Cardmarket €0.94 · €8.28 foil | rare | $6.27 | $28.57 | €0.94€8.28 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2004
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #15,438 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Equip, Imprint
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
Rulings (5)
2004-12-01
Spellbinder's second ability allows you to create a copy of the imprinted instant card in the Exile zone (that's where the imprinted instant card is) and then cast it without paying its mana cost.
2004-12-01
Spellbinder imprints a card only once, when it enters. Attaching Spellbinder to a creature doesn't trigger its "enters" ability.
2004-12-01
You don't pay the spell's mana cost. If the spell has X in its mana cost, X is 0. You do pay any additional costs for that spell. You can't use any alternative costs.
2004-12-01
If the copied card is a split card, you choose which one side of it to cast, but you can't cast both sides. You can choose the other side later in the game, though.
2005-03-01
The creation of the copy and then the casting of the copy are both optional.
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