Mystic Speculation
Sorcery$1.04
Buyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Scry 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Legal in Commander
Is
Combos 18
Mystic Speculation + Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements
- Infinite scry
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Mystic Speculation with buyback by paying {0} due to Aang's cost reduction, causing you to scry 3 and return Mystic Speculation to your hand. Repeat.
Mystic Speculation + Displacer Kitten + Gilded Lotus
- Infinite scry
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Gilded Lotus by tapping it, adding {U}{U}{U}. Cast Mystic Speculation with buyback by paying {2}{U}. Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Gilded Lotus. Resolve Mystic Speculation, causing you to scry 3 and return it to your hand. Repeat.
Mystic Speculation + Stormsplitter + Sorcerer Class
- Infinite damage
- Infinite creature tokens with haste
- Infinite scry
- Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells
- Infinite red mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Sorcerer Class is at least level 2.
Steps
Activate any creature you control that does not have summoning sickness by tapping it, adding {U} that can only be spent to cast an instant or sorcery spell, or to gain a Class level. Repeat step 1 until you control no untapped creatures without summoning sickness, or until you have {2}{U} available, whichever comes first. Cast Mystic Speculation with buyback by paying {2}{U}. Each Stormsplitter you control triggers, and Sorcerer Class's third ability triggers if it is level 3. Resolve the Stormsplitter triggers, creating that many token copies of Stormsplitter. Resolve the Sorcerer Class trigger, if applicable, dealing damage to any target equal to the number of instant and/or sorcery spells you've cast this turn. Resolve Mystic Speculation, causing you to scry 3 and return Mystic Speculation to your hand. Repeat.
Mystic Speculation + Jeskai Ascendancy + Sorcerer Class
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and/or sorcery spells
- Near-infinite damage
- Near-infinitely large creatures until end of turn
- Near-infinite red mana that can only be spent to cast instant and/or sorcery spells
- Near-infinite untap of creatures you control
- Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Sorcerer Class is at least level two. You control at least three creatures without summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate three creatures you control by tapping them, adding {2}{U} that can only be spent to cast instant and/or sorcery spells, or to gain a Class level. Cast Mystic Speculation with buyback by paying {2}{U}, triggering Jeskai Ascendancy's first and second abilities and Sorcerer Class's third ability if it is level three. Resolve the Sorcerer Class trigger, if applicable, causing Mystic Speculation to deal an amount of damage to each opponent equal to the number of instants and sorceries you've cast this turn. Resolve the first Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, giving creatures you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Resolve the second Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, allowing you to loot. Resolve Mystic Speculation, causing you to scry 3 and return Mystic Speculation to your hand. Repeat. If you control four or more creatures without summoning sickness, this combo nets near-infinite mana.
Mystic Speculation + Displacer Kitten + Coveted Jewel
- Infinite card draw
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Coveted Jewel by tapping it, adding {U}{U}{U}. Cast Mystic Speculation with buyback by paying {2}{U}. Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Coveted Jewel. Coveted Jewel enters the battlefield, causing you to draw three cards. Resolve Mystic Speculation, causing you to scry 3 and return it to your hand. Repeat.
Mystic Speculation + Eligeth, Crossroads Augur + Mind Over Matter
- Infinite looting
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
{2}{U} available.
Steps
Cast Mystic Speculation, paying buyback, returning it to your hand and drawing 3 cards. Discard 3 cards to untap your mana source. After each trigger resolves, tap the source, adding a total of {2}{U}. Repeat.
Mystic Speculation + Displacer Kitten + Throne of Eldraine
- Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast monocolored spells
- Infinite scry
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
If able, activate Throne of Eldraine's first ability by tapping it, adding {U}{U}{U}{U} that can only be spent to cast blue monocolored spells. Cast Mystic Speculation with buyback by paying {2}{U}, targeting Displacer Kitten. Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Throne of Eldraine. Choose "Blue" as it enters the battlefield. Resolve Mystic Speculation, causing you to scry 3 and return it to your hand. Repeat.
Mystic Speculation + Teferi, Temporal Archmage + Displacer Kitten
- Infinite untap of permanents you control
- Infinite card draw
- Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to four permanents that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}.
Steps
Activate up to four permanents by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}. Cast Mystic Speculation with buyback by paying {2}{U}. Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Teferi. Resolve Mystic Speculation, causing you to scry 3 and return Mystic Speculation to your hand. Activate Teferi's second loyalty ability by removing a loyalty counter from it, untapping up to four permanents. Repeat. If the four permanents can tap to produce at least {2}{U}{U}, you may get infinite mana, and then use Teferi's first loyalty ability instead.
Mystic Speculation + Displacer Kitten + Chromatic Orrery
- Infinite card draw
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Chromatic Orrery's first ability by tapping it, adding {5}. Cast Mystic Speculation with buyback by paying {3}. Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Chromatic Orrery. Resolve Mystic Speculation, causing you to scry 3 and return it to your hand. Repeat. Once you have infinite mana, you may instead use Chromatic Orrery's second ability to draw infinite cards.
Mystic Speculation + Elminster + Chakram Retriever
- Infinite scry
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a creature that can tap to produce at least {U}.
Steps
Activate Elminster's first loyalty ability by putting two loyalty counters on it, causing you to draw a card and scry 2. Activate a creature by tapping it, adding at least {U}. Cast Mystic Speculation with buyback by paying {U} due to Elminster. Chakram Retriever triggers , untapping the mana-producing creature. Resolve Mystic Speculation, causing you to scry 3 and return it to your hand. Repeat from step 2.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Kitsa, Otterball EliteMystic Speculation is an Instant or sorcery, which Kitsa, Otterball Elite can use.
- Stella Lee, Wild CardStella Lee, Wild Card copies your spells and Mystic Speculation is an Instant or sorcery.
- Naru Meha, Master WizardNaru Meha, Master Wizard copies your spells and Mystic Speculation is an Instant or sorcery.
- Gandalf the GreyGandalf the Grey copies your spells and Mystic Speculation is an Instant or sorcery.
- Lutri, the SpellchaserLutri, the Spellchaser copies your spells and Mystic Speculation is an Instant or sorcery.
- Rootha, Mercurial ArtistRootha, Mercurial Artist copies your spells and Mystic Speculation is an Instant or sorcery.
- Uyo, Silent ProphetUyo, Silent Prophet copies your spells and Mystic Speculation is an Instant or sorcery.
- Jin-Gitaxias, Progress TyrantMystic Speculation is an Instant or sorcery, which Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant can use.
- Prismari, the InspirationMystic Speculation is an Instant or sorcery, which Prismari, the Inspiration can use.
- Storm, Force of NatureMystic Speculation is an Instant or sorcery, which Storm, Force of Nature can use.