Spell Swindle

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Spell Swindle: Instant, March of the Machine Commander. Counter target spell. Create X Treasure tokens, where X is that spell's mana value. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{U}{U}
Mana value
5
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Rare
Set
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)
Released
2023-04-21
Collector number
237
Artist
Victor Adame Minguez
Commander rank
3,127 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Treasure

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About Spell Swindle

Spell Swindle is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue instant from March of the Machine Commander (MOC), a Commander product released in April 2023. It is collector number 237 in that set, with art by Victor Adame Minguez. It costs {3}{U}{U} (three generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is 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 4 sets, from Ixalan (2017) to March of the Machine Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.81 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Counter target spell. Create X Treasure tokens, where X is that spell's mana value. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.81 (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 Spell Swindle by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Spell Swindle

Spell Swindle has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #XLN-82Rare2021
Ixalan Promos (PXLN) #82pRare2017
Ixalan Promos (PXLN) #82sRare2017
Ixalan (XLN) #82Rare2017

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Spell Swindle, newest first.

  • You may target a spell that can't be countered. When Spell Swindle resolves, the target spell will be unaffected, but you'll still get Treasures.
  • For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.

Similar cards

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Spell Swindle is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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