Dragonsoul ProdigyHow it works & interactions with other cards

Harnessing the Omen

Whenever you cast your first Omen spell during a turn, Dragonsoul Prodigy triggers. It conjures a duplicate of that spell directly onto the battlefield. This means you do not cast the copy; it simply appears as a permanent. The conjured duplicate is an exact copy of the card and gains haste, allowing it to attack or use tap abilities immediately, even if it is a creature that usually suffers from summoning sickness.

The Step-by-Step Conjuration

First, you cast an Omen spell from your hand. This puts the spell on the stack and triggers Dragonsoul Prodigy's ability. The ability resolves before the original spell, placing a conjured duplicate onto the battlefield. Then, the original spell resolves. At the beginning of the next end step, a delayed triggered ability will fire, causing you to shuffle the conjured duplicate back into its owner's library.

Common Pitfalls

Remember that Dragonsoul Prodigy only triggers for the 'first' Omen spell you cast each turn. If you cast an Omen, and it is countered, your second Omen spell will not trigger the Prodigy because it is not the first one cast. Additionally, because the duplicate is conjured onto the battlefield rather than cast, it will not trigger 'when you cast' abilities, though it will trigger 'enters the battlefield' effects.

Strategic Timing

Since the duplicate is shuffled into your library at the end of the turn, use the duplicate for combat or as a sacrifice resource. If the duplicate leaves the battlefield before the end step (for example, if it is destroyed or exiled), the delayed trigger will fail to find it, and nothing will be shuffled back. This is a great way to keep value if you have ways to utilize the permanent before it disappears.

Interaction examples

Doubling the Value

Solemn Simulacrum

If Solemn Simulacrum was an Omen spell, casting it would trigger Dragonsoul Prodigy. The Prodigy conjures a duplicate of the Simulacrum. You get the 'enters' trigger from the duplicate to find a land, and then the 'enters' trigger from the original spell to find another. When the duplicate is shuffled away at the end step, it does not count as dying, so you would not draw a card from its death trigger.

Increased Productivity

Roaming Throne

If Roaming Throne is on the battlefield and you have chosen 'Human' or 'Monk', its ability will apply to Dragonsoul Prodigy. When you cast your first Omen spell, the Prodigy's ability triggers twice. You will conjure two duplicates of the Omen spell onto the battlefield. Both will gain haste and both will be shuffled into your library at the beginning of the next end step.