Reiterate 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
Buyback(You may pay an additional
Complete guide
Reiterate is a powerful Red instant that allows players to hijack the stack by duplicating spells. With its Buyback ability, it becomes a repeatable engine for value that can turn an opponent's advantage into your own. Whether you are copying a game-ending sorcery or a simple cantrip, Reiterate ensures you always have the last word.
How Reiterate Functions
Reiterate is a copy spell that targets any instant or sorcery currently on the stack. When it resolves, it creates a copy of that spell directly on the stack; this copy is not 'cast,' so it won't trigger abilities like Prowess. You have the option to choose new targets for the copy, allowing you to redirect damage or effects away from your permanents and toward your opponents'.
Mastering the Buyback Mechanic
Buyback is an additional cost you may pay as you cast the spell. If you pay the extra {3}, Reiterate does not go to the graveyard upon resolution. Instead, it returns directly to your hand. This is a replacement effect that occurs as the spell finishes resolving, provided Reiterate itself wasn't countered or its target didn't become illegal.
Copying Modes and Variables
When you copy a spell, the copy inherits all decisions made during the original casting. This includes the value of X, the chosen modes, and how damage or counters are divided. While you can change the targets receiving that damage, you cannot change the number of targets or how much damage is assigned to each 'slot' if the original spell divided it.
When to Cast Reiterate
The best time to use Reiterate is when you have enough mana to pay the Buyback cost, ensuring the card remains a threat in your hand. It is also an excellent response to high-impact spells where you can benefit from the effect first, as the copy resolves before the original spell.
Interaction examples
Chaos WarpIf an opponent casts Chaos Warp on your creature, you can cast Reiterate targeting Chaos Warp. Reiterate resolves first, creating a copy of Chaos Warp. You may choose a new target for the copy, such as an opponent's permanent. The copy resolves, shuffling their permanent away, and then the original Chaos Warp resolves, shuffling yours.
Deflecting SwatIf an opponent casts Deflecting Swat for free using its alternative cost, and you cast Reiterate to copy it, the copy will function as if the alternative cost was paid. This means your copy of Deflecting Swat will also allow you to choose new targets for a spell or ability on the stack. Note that you must still pay the full mana cost (and Buyback, if desired) for Reiterate itself.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Reiterate
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Reiterate can copy any instant or sorcery spell, not just one with targets.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger. The copy will resolve before the original spell does.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
The copy will have the same targets as the spell 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 spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copy will have the same mode. A different mode can't be chosen.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
If the spell that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast, the copy will have the same value of X.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
If the spell has damage divided as it was cast, the division can't be changed, although the targets receiving that damage still can. The same is true of spells that distribute counters.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
You can't choose to pay any alternative or additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any alternative or additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Reiterate + Jeska's Will
- 1Cast Jeska's Will by paying its mana cost
- 2Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying
, creating a copy of Jeska's Will and returning Reiterate to your hand. - 3Resolve the copy of Jeska's Will, adding at least six .
- 4Repeat from step 2.
Reiterate + Mana Geyser
- 1Cast Mana Geyser by paying its mana cost
- 2Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying , creating a copy of Mana Geyser and returning Reiterate to your hand.
- 3Resolve the copy of Mana Geyser, adding at least six .
- 4Repeat from step 2.
Storm-Kiln Artist + Seething Song + Reiterate
- 1Cast Seething Song by paying
. - 2Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- 3Holding priority, activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 4Cast Reiterate with buyback by paying , targeting Seething Song.
- 5Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- 6Resolve Reiterate, copying Seething Song and returning Reiterate to your hand.
- 7Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- 8Resolve the copy of Seething Song, adding .
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty + Seething Song + Reiterate
- 1Cast Seething Song by paying .
- 2Birgi triggers, adding .
- 3Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying , targeting Seething Song.
- 4Birgi triggers, adding .
- 5Resolve Reiterate, copying Seething Song and returning Reiterate to your hand.
- 6Resolve the copy of Seething Song, adding .
- 7Repeat from step 3.
Reiterate + Seething Song + Ruby Medallion
- 1Cast Seething Song by paying
. - 2Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying , creating a copy of Seething Song.
- 3Resolve the Seething Song copy, adding .
- 4Repeat from step 2.
Narset's Reversal + Reiterate
- 1Cast any instant or sorcery by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Reiterate by paying its mana cost, targeting the instant or sorcery cast in step 1.
- 3Cast Narset's Reversal by paying
, copying Reiterate targeting the spell cast in step 1 and returning the original Reiterate to your hand. - 4Cast Reiterate by paying its mana cost, copying the copy of Reiterate, targeting the copy of Reiterate.
- 5Resolve the copy of Reiterate, creating a copy of Reiterate targeting the copy of Reiterate.
- 6Repeat step 5.
Thousand-Year Storm + Reiterate
- 1Cast any instant or sorcery spell by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Reiterate by paying , targeting the spell.
- 3Thousand-Year Storm triggers, copying Reiterate at least once, targeting the original Reiterate.
- 4Resolve the first copy of Reiterate, copying Reiterate targeting the original Reiterate.
- 5Repeat step 4.
Reiterate + Seething Song + Bonus Round
- 1Cast Bonus Round by paying .
- 2Cast Seething Song by paying .
- 3Bonus Round triggers, creating a copy of Seething Song.
- 4Resolve the Seething Song copy, adding .
- 5Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying , creating a copy of Seething Song.
- 6Bonus Round triggers, creating a copy of Reiterate.
- 7Resolve the Reiterate copy, creating a copy of Seething Song.
- 8Resolve the second Seething Song copy, adding .
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