Meteoric Mace 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 gets +4/+0 and has trample. EquipCascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Complete guide
Meteoric Mace is a heavy-hitting Equipment that brings along a friend when it enters the battlefield. With its high mana cost and impactful Cascade ability, it can swing the momentum of a game in an instant. This card provides both a massive power boost and free value from your library.
What It Does
Meteoric Mace is a red Artifact Equipment that costs six mana. It provides the equipped creature with a significant +4/+0 power boost and the trample keyword, allowing damage to spill over blockers. However, its most notable feature is the Cascade keyword, which allows you to potentially cast another spell for free when you cast the Mace.
How It Resolves Step by Step
When you cast Meteoric Mace, the Cascade ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of the Mace. First, you exile cards from the top of your library one by one until you hit a nonland card with a mana value less than 6. Once found, you may choose to cast that card without paying its mana cost. Finally, the rest of the exiled cards are put on the bottom of your library in a random order. Note that the Cascade spell resolves before the Meteoric Mace itself even enters the battlefield.
Common Mistakes
A common point of confusion is how mana values interact with Cascade. The mana value of Meteoric Mace is always 6, regardless of any cost reductions you might have applied. If you find a spell with an {X} in its cost, such as a Fireball, you must choose 0 for X. Additionally, thanks to the 2021 rules update, the spell you choose to cast from the exiled card must also have a mana value less than 6; you can no longer use Cascade to cast the expensive half of a Valki, God of Lies if you hit it with a lower-cost Cascade trigger.
When to Play It
Meteoric Mace is best utilized in decks that can reach six mana quickly and have a density of high-impact spells costing 5 or less. It is particularly effective when your board state is stalled, as the trample keyword ensures your biggest threat can force damage through, while the Cascade trigger helps you rebuild your presence.
Interaction examples
Gilded LotusYou cast Meteoric Mace for six mana. The Cascade ability triggers. You exile cards until you hit Gilded Lotus, which has a mana value of 5. Since 5 is less than 6, you may cast Gilded Lotus for free. The Lotus will resolve and enter the battlefield, and then the Meteoric Mace will resolve and enter the battlefield.
Vanquisher's BannerIf you already have Vanquisher's Banner on the battlefield (naming Humans) and you cast Meteoric Mace, the Cascade ability might find a Human creature spell. Because Cascade says you 'cast' the card, the Banner's ability will trigger when you cast that Human, allowing you to draw a card before the Human or the Mace resolve.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Meteoric Mace
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Cascade triggers when you cast the spell, meaning that it resolves before that spell. If you end up casting the exiled card, it will go on the stack above the spell with cascade.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
When the cascade ability resolves, you must exile cards. The only optional part of the ability is whether or not you cast the last card exiled.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If a spell with cascade is countered, the cascade ability will still resolve normally.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
You exile the cards face up. All players will be able to see them.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
If the card has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #8· Wizards of the Coast
Due to a 2021 rules change to cascade, not only do you stop exiling cards if you exile a nonland card with lesser mana value than the spell with cascade, but the resulting spell you cast must also have lesser mana value. Previously, in cases where a card's mana value differed from the resulting spell, such as with some modal double-faced cards or cards with an Adventure, you could cast a spell with a higher mana value than the exiled card.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #9· Wizards of the Coast
The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If cascade allows you to cast a split card, you may cast either half but not both halves.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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