Battlemage's Bracers 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
Equipped creature has haste. Whenever an ability of equipped creature is activated, if it isn't a mana ability, you may pay. If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy. Equip
How it works : Battlemage's Bracers
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities (such as boast) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Copying abilities doesn’t cause magecraft abilities to trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
The copy will have the same targets as the ability it’s copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can’t choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If the ability is modal (that is, it has a bulleted list of modes), the copy will have the same mode(s). You can’t choose new ones.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
If the ability has
in its activation cost, the copy has the same value of X.No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Battlemage's Bracers + Seeker of Skybreak + Fanatic of Rhonas
- 1Activate Fanatic of Rhonas by tapping it, adding
. - 2Activate Seeker of Skybreak by tapping it, targeting Fanatic of Rhonas.
- 3Battlemage's Bracers triggers, causing you to pay to copy Seeker of Skybreak's ability, targeting Seeker of Skybreak.
- 4Resolve both Seeker of Skybreak abilities, untapping it and Fanatic of Rhonas.
- 5Repeat.
Battlemage's Bracers + Palladium Myr + Aphetto Alchemist
- 1Activate Palladium Myr by tapping it, adding
- 2Activate Aphetto Alchemist by tapping it, targeting Palladium Myr.
- 3Battlemage's Bracers triggers, causing you to pay to copy Aphetto Alchemist's ability, targeting Aphetto Alchemist.
- 4Resolve both Aphetto Alchemist abilities, untapping it and Palladium Myr.
- 5Repeat.
Battlemage's Bracers + Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher + Aphetto Alchemist
- 1Activate Vhal by tapping it, adding at least that can't be spent to cast spells from your hand.
- 2Activate Aphetto Alchemist by tapping it, targeting Vhal.
- 3Battlemage's Bracers triggers, causing you to pay to copy Aphetto Alchemist's ability, targeting Aphetto Alchemist.
- 4Resolve both Aphetto Alchemist abilities, untapping it and Vhal.
- 5Repeat.
Battlemage's Bracers + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds + Seeker of Skybreak
- 1Activate Selvala by paying and tapping it, adding at least
- 2Activate Seeker of Skybreak by tapping it, targeting Selvala.
- 3Battlemage's Bracers triggers, causing you to pay to copy Seeker of Skybreak's ability, targeting Seeker of Skybreak.
- 4Resolve both Seeker of Skybreak abilities, untapping it and Selvala.
- 5Repeat.
Battlemage's Bracers + Seeker of Skybreak + Bloom Tender
- 1Activate Bloom Tender by tapping it, adding at least
- 2Activate Seeker of Skybreak by tapping it, targeting Bloom Tender.
- 3Battlemage's Bracers triggers, causing you to pay to copy Seeker of Skybreak's ability, targeting Seeker of Skybreak.
- 4Resolve both Seeker of Skybreak abilities, untapping it and Bloom Tender.
- 5Repeat.
Battlemage's Bracers + Aphetto Alchemist + Bloom Tender
- 1Activate Bloom Tender by tapping it, adding at least
- 2Activate Aphetto Alchemist by tapping it, targeting Bloom Tender.
- 3Battlemage's Bracers triggers, causing you to pay to copy Aphetto Alchemist's ability, targeting Aphetto Alchemist.
- 4Resolve both Aphetto Alchemist abilities, untapping it and Bloom Tender.
- 5Repeat.
Battlemage's Bracers + Faeburrow Elder + Aphetto Alchemist
- 1Activate Faeburrow Elder by tapping it, adding at least
- 2Activate Aphetto Alchemist by tapping it, targeting Faeburrow Elder.
- 3Battlemage's Bracers triggers, causing you to pay to copy Aphetto Alchemist's ability, targeting Aphetto Alchemist.
- 4Resolve both Aphetto Alchemist abilities, untapping it and Faeburrow Elder.
- 5Repeat.
Battlemage's Bracers + Faeburrow Elder + Seeker of Skybreak
- 1Activate Faeburrow Elder by tapping it, adding at least
- 2Activate Seeker of Skybreak by tapping it, targeting Faeburrow Elder.
- 3Battlemage's Bracers triggers, causing you to pay to copy Seeker of Skybreak's ability, targeting Seeker of Skybreak.
- 4Resolve both Seeker of Skybreak abilities, untapping it and Faeburrow Elder.
- 5Repeat.
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