Fated Infatuation 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
Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control. If it's your turn, scry 2.
Complete guide
Fated Infatuation is a powerful blue instant that allows you to double down on your most valuable creatures. By creating an exact copy of a creature you already control, you can shift the board state in an instant, with an added bonus for planning ahead.
What It Does
Fated Infatuation targets one creature you control and creates a token that is a copy of it. The token copies the base printed characteristics of the creature, including mana cost, color, and abilities. Additionally, if you cast this during your own turn, you get to scry 2 after the token is created.
Resolving the Spell
First, you choose a target creature you control as you cast the spell. Upon resolution, a token enters the battlefield as a copy of that creature. Because it enters the battlefield, any 'Enters the Battlefield' (ETB) triggers will fire. Finally, if the current turn belongs to you, you look at the top two cards of your library; you may put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.
Common Mistakes
A common error is trying to copy the temporary boosts or Auras attached to a creature. Fated Infatuation only copies what is printed on the card; it does not copy counters, equipment, or power/toughness changes from other spells. Also, remember that if the target creature leaves the battlefield before the spell resolves, the entire spell fails—meaning you won't even get to scry.
When to Play It
While it is an instant, casting Fated Infatuation during your main phase or combat step grants you the scry 2 benefit. However, casting it during an opponent's end step can be a great way to surprise them with a new blocker or a powerful attacker that won't have summoning sickness when your turn begins.
Interaction examples
CopyIf you target a Copy token created by another effect, Fated Infatuation creates a new token with the same characteristics that were defined when that first token was created.
CounterspellIf you cast Fated Infatuation and your opponent attempts to stop it with a Counterspell, your spell is removed from the stack. Because it never resolves, you do not create a token and you do not scry, even if it is your turn.
Arcane DenialIf you cast Fated Infatuation and your opponent uses Arcane Denial to counter it, the spell is countered. You will not get your token or your scry. However, on the next turn's upkeep, you will still get to draw a card from the secondary effect of Arcane Denial.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Fated Infatuation
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any “as [this permanent] enters the battlefield” or “[this permanent] enters the battlefield with” abilities of the copied creature will also work.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
The token copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing else (unless that permanent is copying something else or is a token; see below). It doesn’t copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.
Card named in this ruling
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If the copied creature has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be zero.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If the copied creature is copying something else (for example, if the copied creature is a Clone), then the token enters the battlefield as whatever that creature copied.
Card named in this ruling
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
If the copied creature is a token, the token created by Fated Infatuation copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put the token onto the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· 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.
- #7· 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.
- #8· 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.
- #9· 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.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Dualcaster Mage + Fated Infatuation
- 1Cast Fated Infatuation by paying its mana cost, targeting a creature you control.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying
. - 3When Dualcaster Mage enters the battlefield, it triggers, copying Fated Infatuation, targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- 4Resolve the copy of Fated Infatuation, creating a token copy of Dualcaster Mage.
- 5Repeat from step 3.
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer + Combat Celebrant + Fated Infatuation
- 1Cast Fated Infatuation by paying
, creating a token copy of Combat Celebrant. - 2At the beginning of your combat phase, Brudiclad triggers, creating a 2/1 Phyrexian Myr creature token, then choosing to have all tokens you control become copies of the Combat Celebrant token.
- 3Declare one of the Combat Celebrant copy as an attacker, choosing to exert it as it attacks.
- 4The Combat Celebrant copy triggers, untapping all other creatures you control and causing you to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
Kairi, the Swirling Sky + High Tide + Turnabout + Fated Infatuation
- 1Cast High Tide by paying .
- 2Cast Fated Infatuation by paying its mana cost, creating a token copy of Kairi.
- 3Put the Kairi token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 4When the Kairi token dies, it triggers, causing you to mill six cards and return High Tide and Fated Infatuation from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Cast High Tide by paying .
- 6Activate at least three Islands by tapping them, adding .
- 7High Tide triggers twice for each Island tapped this way, adding that much .
- 8Cast Turnabout by paying
, untapping all lands you control.
Naru Meha, Master Wizard + Fated Infatuation
- 1Cast Fated Infatuation by paying its mana cost, targeting a creature you control.
- 2Holding priority, cast Naru Meha either from your hand or from the command zone by paying plus commander tax, if applicable.
- 3When Naru Meha enters the battlefield, it triggers, copying Fated Infatuation, targeting Naru Meha.
- 4Resolve the copy of Fated Infatuation, creating a token copy of Naru Meha and causing you to scry 2.
- 5Put either Naru Meha into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 6Repeat from step 3.
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer + Timestream Navigator + Fated Infatuation
- 1Cast Fated Infatuation by paying , creating a token copy of Timestream Navigator.
- 2At the beginning of your combat phase, Brudiclad triggers, creating a 2/1 Phyrexian Myr creature token, then choosing to have all tokens you control become copies of the Timestream Navigator token.
- 3Activate Timestream Navigator by paying and tapping it and putting it onto the bottom of your library, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 4Move to your next turn.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
Mirror-Mad Phantasm + Fated Infatuation
- 1Cast Fated Infatuation by paying its mana cost, creating a token copy of Mirror-Mad Phantasm.
- 2Activate the Mirror-Mad Phantasm token by paying , shuffling the token into your library and milling your entire library due to it not having a card named Mirror-Mad Phantasm in it.
Spinerock Tyrant + Fated Infatuation
- 1Cast Fated Infatuation by paying its mana cost targeting the creature that can recur spells.
- 2When you cast that spell, Spinerock Tyrant triggers, copying Fated Infatuation and choosing Spinerock Tyrant as its target.
- 3Resolve the copy of Fated Infatuation, creating a Spinerock Tyrant token.
- 4Resolve the original Fated Infatuation, creating a token copy of the spell recursion creature.
- 5When that token enters, it triggers, returning Fated Infatuation from your graveyard to your hand.
- 6Repeat from step 1 one additional time, resulting in a total of five Spinerock Tyrants.
- 7Cast the spell that creates a Treasure token by paying its mana cost, targeting any creature.
- 8Each copy of Spinerock Tyrant triggers, copying that spell once for each Spinerock Tyrant you control.
Biovisionary + Mnemonic Deluge + Fated Infatuation
- 1Cast Mnemonic Deluge by paying
, exiling Fated Infatuation and casting three copies of it without paying their mana costs. - 2Resolve the three Fated Infatuation copies, creating three token copies of Biovisionary.
- 3At the beginning of your end step, each Biovisionary you control triggers.
- 4Resolve the first trigger, causing you to win the game.
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