Card

Swarm Intelligence

Mana cost {6}{U}

Enchantment

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Part of 76 known combos, 2 of them two-card. 8 official rulings.

Commander
Legal
Printing
Rare · HOU · #50
Cheapest printing
€0.20
EDHREC salt
0.37
Color identity
Blue

Scryfall · EDHREC

Bracket

  • B1 Exhibition — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Reiterate, Spelljack
  • B2 Core — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Reiterate, Spelljack
  • B3 Upgraded — allowed: Its two-card combos are not early, which Bracket 3 allows
  • B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
  • B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

  • Two-card combo with Reiterate, Spelljack (none of them early)

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

76 known combos, 2 of them two-card.

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

  • 2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast
    If the spell has damage divided as it was cast (like Chandra’s Pyrohelix), the division can’t be changed (although the targets receiving that damage still can).
  • 2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast
    If the spell that’s copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Torment of Hailfire does), the copy will have the same value of X.
  • 2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast
    If the spell that’s copied is modal (that is, it says “Choose one —” or the like), the copy will have the same mode. A different mode can’t be chosen.
  • 2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast
    Swarm Intelligence can copy any instant or sorcery spell, not just one with targets.
  • 2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast
    Swarm Intelligence can copy the spell even if it’s countered before Swarm Intelligence’s triggered ability resolves.
  • 2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast
    The copy is created on the stack, so it’s not “cast.” Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell (such as Swarm Intelligence’s own ability) won’t trigger.
  • 2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast
    The controller of a copy can’t choose to pay any alternative or additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any alternative or additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy.
  • 2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast
    The copy will have the same targets as the spell it’s copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can’t choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast

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