Scheming Fence
Scheming Fence: Creature - Human Citizen, Streets of New Capenna. As this creature enters, you may choose a nonland permanent. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {W}{U}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Human Citizen
- Colour identity
- White and blue (WU)
- Power / toughness
- 2/3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna (SNC)
- Released
- 2022-04-29
- Collector number
- 219
- Artist
- Cristi Balanescu
- Commander rank
- 12,176 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Scheming Fence
Scheming Fence is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and blue creature from Streets of New Capenna (SNC), an expansion set released in April 2022. It is collector number 219 in that set, with art by Cristi Balanescu. It costs {W}{U} (one white and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is white and blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
As this creature enters, you may choose a nonland permanent.
Activated abilities of the chosen permanent can't be activated.
This creature has all activated abilities of the chosen permanent except for loyalty abilities. You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to activate those abilities.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.29 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Scheming Fence by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Scheming Fence
Scheming Fence has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Streets of New Capenna Promos (PSNC) #219p | Rare | 2022 |
| Streets of New Capenna Promos (PSNC) #219s | Rare | 2022 |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #349 | Rare | 2022 |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #449 | Rare | 2022 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Scheming Fence, newest first.
- Some activated abilities won't do anything when activated by Scheming Fence. For example, if the chosen permanent is an Equipment with an equip ability, activating that equip ability will not cause Scheming Fence to become attached because it isn't one of the subtypes which can be attached to permanents (Aura, Equipment, and Fortification).
- Scheming Fence gains only activated abilities. It doesn't gain keyword abilities (unless those keyword abilities are activated), triggered abilities, or static abilities.
- Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
- If an ability that Scheming Fence gains refers to the permanent it is on by name, the ability Scheming Fence has refers to Scheming Fence instead.
Similar cards
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