The Magic: The Gathering Creative Technique card (#49) is a Rare Sorcery from the Commander 2021 set (C21). Designed by Gaboleps, this {4}{R} mana cost spell offers a unique library manipulation effect.
2021 • Magic: The Gathering • Commander 2021
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Creative Technique is a card from the Magic: The Gathering Commander 2021 set, designated as card number 49 with the set code C21. Classified as a Rare Sorcery, it carries a mana cost of {4}{R} and a mana value of 5. The card features artwork by Gaboleps and belongs to the red color identity. As a Sorcery, Creative Technique is cast during a player's main phase. Its rules text allows the caster to demonstrate the spell, copying it and choosing an opponent to also copy it. Following the copy effect, the player shuffles their library, reveals cards from the top until a nonland card is revealed, exiles that card, and puts the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order. The player may then cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost. This mechanic makes it a notable inclusion for collectors seeking unique sorcery interactions within the Commander format. Creative Technique is a Rare Sorcery card from the Commander 2021 set, numbered 49.
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Creative Technique
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Rare
Gaboleps
Card Stock
English
{4}{R}
Sorcery
R
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Demonstrate (When you cast this spell, you may copy it. If you do, choose an opponent to also copy it.) Shuffle your library, then reveal cards from the top of it until you reveal a nonland card. Exile that card and put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. You may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.
FAQ
The mana cost for Creative Technique is {4}{R}, requiring four generic mana and one red mana. It has a total mana value of 5.
The artwork for Creative Technique in the Commander 2021 set was created by the artist Gaboleps.
Creative Technique is a Sorcery card from the Commander 2021 set. It is a red card with a red color identity.
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