Artisan's Sorrow is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Complete guide
Artisan's Sorrow is a versatile removal spell that offers both destruction and card filtering for your upcoming turns. By combining targeted removal with a Scry 2 effect, it ensures you deal with a threat while smoothing out your future draws.
What It Does
Artisan's Sorrow is a four-mana green instant that targets a single artifact or enchantment. Upon resolution, it destroys that permanent and then allows you to Scry 2, looking at the top two cards of your library to decide their placement.
Resolution Step by Step
First, you must choose a valid target when casting the spell. When the spell resolves, the target is destroyed immediately. Only after the target has left the battlefield (or failed to be destroyed due to Indestructible) do you perform the Scry 2 action. You can put both cards on top, both on bottom, or one of each in any order.
Common Mistakes
The most important rule to remember is that if the target becomes illegal before the spell resolves—for example, if the opponent sacrifices the artifact in response—the entire spell is removed from the stack. In this scenario, you do not get to Scry 2 because the spell failed to resolve.
When to Play It
As an instant, this card is best used at the end of an opponent's turn or in response to a specific threat. The Scry 2 is particularly powerful if you are looking for a specific win condition or need to ensure your next land drop.
Interaction examples
Return of the WildspeakerYou cast Artisan's Sorrow to destroy an opponent's restrictive enchantment. After it is destroyed, you Scry 2 and see two high-power creatures. You leave them on top, ensuring that when you cast Return of the Wildspeaker on your next turn, you will have non-Human creatures on board to maximize your card draw.
Beast WithinIf you cast Artisan's Sorrow targeting an artifact, and your opponent responds by using Beast Within to destroy their own artifact, Artisan's Sorrow will have no legal target. The spell will not resolve, and you will not be allowed to Scry 2.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Artisan's Sorrow
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The artifact or enchantment won't be on the battlefield when you scry, unless it regenerated or had indestructible.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
When you scry, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards on the bottom of your library, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them on the bottom.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
You choose how to order cards returned to your library after scrying no matter where you put them.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, that means you'll scry last. For others, that means you'll scry and then perform other actions.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
Scry appears on some spells and abilities with one or more targets. If all of the spell or ability's targets are illegal when it tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't scry.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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