Mask of the Schemer

New Capenna Commander Promos (PNCC) #28p · Rare · Artifact — Equipment

Mana cost: {2}{U}

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 {2}

Illustrated by James Paick · Released April 29, 2022

Prices

Printings

  1. New Capenna Commander #129 (NCC) · Rare · 2022 · $2.47 USD
  2. New Capenna Commander #28 (NCC) · Rare · 2022 · $2.96 USD
  3. New Capenna Commander Promos #28p (this printing) · Rare · 2022 · $7.82 USD foil

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2022-04-29 · wotc — 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.
  2. 2022-04-29 · wotc — 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.
  3. 2022-04-29 · wotc — 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.
  4. 2022-04-29 · wotc — 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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