Meletis Charlatan magic the gathering card art
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Meletis Charlatan
2
island

Creature — Human Wizard

2
island, tap: The controller of target instant or sorcery spell copies it. That player may choose new targets for the copy.

Illustrated by Jason A. Engle
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Legalities
Not Legal
standard
Not Legal
historic
Legal
pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Not Legal
pauper
Legal
vintage
Legal
Commander
Not Legal
brawl
Not Legal
alchemy
Rulings
Meletis Charlatan's ability can target any instant or sorcery spell, not just one with targets and not just one that you control.
2013-09-15wotc
When the ability resolves, it creates a copy of the spell. The controller of the original spell controls the copy. That copy is created on the stack, so it's not “cast.” Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger. The copy will then resolve like a normal spell, after players get a chance to cast spells and activate abilities.
2013-09-15wotc
The copy will have the same targets as the spell it's copying unless its controller chooses new ones. That player may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, that player can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).
2013-09-15wotc
If the spell being copied is modal (that is, it says “Choose one —” or the like), the copy will have the same mode. Its controller can't choose a different one.
2013-09-15wotc
If the spell being copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Curse of the Swine has), the copy has the same value of X.
2013-09-15wotc


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