Smirking Spelljacker

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Smirking Spelljacker: Creature - Djinn Wizard Rogue, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{U}
Mana value
5
Type
Creature - Djinn Wizard Rogue
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)
Released
2024-04-19
Collector number
16
Artist
Borja Pindado
Commander rank
7,155 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flash, Flying

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About Smirking Spelljacker

Smirking Spelljacker is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC), a Commander product released in April 2024. It is collector number 16 in that set, with art by Borja Pindado. It costs {4}{U} (four generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.59 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flash

Flying

When this creature enters, exile target spell an opponent controls.

Whenever this creature attacks, if a card is exiled with it, you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.59 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Smirking Spelljacker by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Smirking Spelljacker

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #52Rare2024

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Smirking Spelljacker, newest first.

  • If the spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • If you cast a card exiled with Smirking Spelljacker, it will go to the stack. From there, it will likely go to the battlefield or back to its owner’s graveyard. Even if it returns to exile, it will no longer be exiled with Smirking Spelljacker, so you can’t cast it again.
  • If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
  • Spells that can’t be countered can still be exiled by Smirking Spelljacker’s triggered ability. They won’t resolve.
  • You choose whether to cast the exiled card as Smirking Spelljacker’s last ability resolves. If you do, you do so as part of the resolution of that ability. You can’t wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the card’s types are ignored.

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