Astelli Reclaimer — ruling 1

If a copy of Astelli Reclaimer is created on the stack, no mana was spent to cast the copy, so X will be 0. The amount of mana spent to cast the original spell is not copied.

Astelli Reclaimer — ruling 2

If an effect requires you to pay some amount of mana to prevent Astelli Reclaimer from being countered, as Divert Disaster does, that mana wasn’t spent to cast Astelli Reclaimer and will not be taken into account.

Astelli Reclaimer — ruling 3

Astelli Reclaimer’s enters ability cares about the mana you actually paid to cast Astelli Reclaimer, not its mana cost. If you cast Astelli Reclaimer for {3}{W}{W}, X is 5. If you cast it with warp for {2}{W}, X is 3. Any effects that increase or decrease the cost to cast it will also be taken into account.

Astelli Reclaimer — ruling 4

If an effect allows you to cast Astelli Reclaimer without paying its mana cost, X will be 0.

Astelli Reclaimer — ruling 5

If a card in your graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.

Astelli Reclaimer : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Astelli Reclaimer 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

Flying When this creature enters, return target noncreature, nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast this creature. Warp

How it works : Astelli Reclaimer

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1July 25, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
If a copy of Astelli Reclaimer is created on the stack, no mana was spent to cast the copy, so X will be 0. The amount of mana spent to cast the original spell is not copied.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2July 25, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect requires you to pay some amount of mana to prevent Astelli Reclaimer from being countered, as Divert Disaster does, that mana wasn’t spent to cast Astelli Reclaimer and will not be taken into account.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3July 25, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
Astelli Reclaimer’s enters ability cares about the mana you actually paid to cast Astelli Reclaimer, not its mana cost. If you cast Astelli Reclaimer for , X is 5. If you cast it with warp for , X is 3. Any effects that increase or decrease the cost to cast it will also be taken into account.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#4July 25, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect allows you to cast Astelli Reclaimer without paying its mana cost, X will be 0.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#5July 25, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
If a card in your graveyard has in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
No other card is named in this ruling.