Casey & Raph, Hotheads 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
When Casey & Raph enter, choose one or both. Each mode must target a different player. • Target player exiles the top card of their library. Until that player's next end step, they may play that card without paying its mana cost. • Target player creates two Treasure tokens.
How it works : Casey & Raph, Hotheads
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
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. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
The target of the first mode must follow all timing rules for cards played this way. For example, if the exiled card is a land card, they may play it only during their main phase while the stack is empty and only if they have an available land play remaining.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If a spell has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when playing it without paying its mana cost.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Casey & Raph, Hotheads + Deadeye Navigator
- 1Activate Casey & Raph by paying
, blinking it.
- 2When Casey & Raph enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Casey & Raph trigger, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 4Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Casey & Raph.
- 5Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
.
- 6Repeat.
Casey & Raph, Hotheads + Mortuary + Blasting Station
- 1Cast Casey & Raph by paying
.
- 2When Casey & Raph enters, it and Blasting Station trigger. Choose Casey & Raph's first mode targeting yourself.
- 3Resolve the Blasting Station trigger, untapping it.
- 4Holding priority, activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Casey & Raph.
- 5When Casey & Raph dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Casey & Raph onto the top of your library from your graveyard.
- 6Resolve the Blasting Station ability.
- 7Resolve the Casey & Raph trigger from step 2, causing you to exile Casey & Raph from the top of your ability with the ability to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 8Cast Casey & Raph from exile without paying its mana cost.
Casey & Raph, Hotheads + Mortuary + Phantom Train
- 1Cast Casey & Raph by paying
.
- 2When Casey & Raph enters, it triggers. Choose its first mode targeting yourself.
- 3Holding priority, activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Casey & Raph.
- 4When Casey & Raph dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Casey & Raph onto the top of your library from your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Phantom Train ability.
- 6Resolve the Casey & Raph trigger from step 2, causing you to exile Casey & Raph from the top of your ability with the ability to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 7Cast Casey & Raph from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 8Repeat from step 2.
Casey & Raph, Hotheads + Mortuary + Bartolomé del Presidio
- 1Cast Casey & Raph by paying
.
- 2When Casey & Raph enters, it triggers. Choose its first mode targeting yourself.
- 3Holding priority, activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Casey & Raph.
- 4When Casey & Raph dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Casey & Raph onto the top of your library from your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
- 6Resolve the Casey & Raph trigger from step 2, causing you to exile Casey & Raph from the top of your ability with the ability to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 7Cast Casey & Raph from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 8Repeat from step 2.
Casey & Raph, Hotheads + Mortuary + Yahenni, Undying Partisan
- 1Cast Casey & Raph by paying
.
- 2When Casey & Raph enters, it triggers. Choose its first mode targeting yourself.
- 3Holding priority, activate Yahenni by sacrificing Casey & Raph.
- 4When Casey & Raph dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Casey & Raph onto the top of your library from your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Yahenni ability.
- 6Resolve the Casey & Raph trigger from step 2, causing you to exile Casey & Raph from the top of your ability with the ability to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 7Cast Casey & Raph from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 8Repeat from step 2.
Casey & Raph, Hotheads + Mortuary + Viscera Seer
- 1Cast Casey & Raph by paying
.
- 2When Casey & Raph enters, it triggers. Choose its first mode targeting yourself.
- 3Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Casey & Raph.
- 4When Casey & Raph dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Casey & Raph onto the top of your library from your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 6Resolve the Casey & Raph trigger from step 2, causing you to exile Casey & Raph from the top of your ability with the ability to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 7Cast Casey & Raph from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 8Repeat from step 2.
Casey & Raph, Hotheads + Mortuary + Umbral Collar Zealot
- 1Cast Casey & Raph by paying
.
- 2When Casey & Raph enters, it triggers. Choose its first mode targeting yourself.
- 3Holding priority, activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Casey & Raph.
- 4When Casey & Raph dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Casey & Raph onto the top of your library from your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
- 6Resolve the Casey & Raph trigger from step 2, causing you to exile Casey & Raph from the top of your ability with the ability to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 7Cast Casey & Raph from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 8Repeat from step 2.
Casey & Raph, Hotheads + Mortuary + Bloodflow Connoisseur
- 1Cast Casey & Raph by paying
.
- 2When Casey & Raph enters, it triggers. Choose its first mode targeting yourself.
- 3Holding priority, activate Bloodflow Connoisseur by sacrificing Casey & Raph.
- 4When Casey & Raph dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Casey & Raph onto the top of your library from your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Bloodflow Connoisseur ability.
- 6Resolve the Casey & Raph trigger from step 2, causing you to exile Casey & Raph from the top of your ability with the ability to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 7Cast Casey & Raph from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 8Repeat from step 2.
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