ReprocessHow it works & interactions with other cards

What It Does

Reprocess allows you to sacrifice any number of artifacts, creatures, and lands you control. Once you have chosen and sacrificed these permanents, you draw a card for each one that was sent to the graveyard this way. It does not target, meaning your opponents cannot stop the effect by removing a specific permanent in response once the spell begins to resolve.

How It Resolves Step by Step

First, you cast Reprocess and it goes on the stack. When it resolves, you choose any number of artifacts, creatures, and lands you currently control. You sacrifice them all simultaneously as a single action. Finally, you count the number of permanents sacrificed during this step and draw that many cards.

Common Mistakes

A common error is thinking you must decide what to sacrifice when you cast the spell; actually, you make the choice only when the spell resolves. Additionally, remember that you can choose to sacrifice zero permanents, though you will draw zero cards. Also, keep in mind that since the sacrifice and the draw happen during the resolution of a single spell, no player can take actions between the sacrifice and the drawing of cards.

When to Play It

Reprocess is best used when you have a surplus of tokens, artifacts, or lands that are no longer serving a purpose. It is also an excellent response to a board wipe or a way to trigger 'death' abilities while refilling your hand for the next turn.

Interaction examples

Solo Cycle

If you have five extra lands and no cards in hand, you can cast Reprocess and sacrifice those five lands. You immediately draw five cards, potentially finding the spells you need to win the game.

Preparing for a Wipe

Toxic Deluge

If you plan to cast Toxic Deluge to clear the board, you can first cast Reprocess to sacrifice your own creatures that were going to die anyway. This ensures you get card advantage from your creatures before the Deluge destroys everything else.

Layering Sacrifices

Victimize

Note that you cannot sacrifice the same creature to both spells. If you cast Victimize, the sacrifice is an additional cost. However, if you have multiple creatures, you can use Victimize to bring back two threats, then use Reprocess to sacrifice the creature you just brought back (or others) to draw more cards.