Soul of Mirrodin 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
Trample: Search your library for an artifact card with mana value 5 or less, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Complete guide
Soul of Mirrodin is a powerful colorless threat that ensures your artifact-based strategies never run out of momentum. This massive Spirit can pull essential tools directly from your deck to the battlefield, even after it has been sent to the graveyard.
A Toolbox on a Body
Soul of Mirrodin features two distinct activated abilities that function identically but trigger from different zones. For five mana, you search your library for any artifact with a mana value of five or less and put it onto the battlefield tapped. This ability allows you to find situational answers or powerful synergies without needing to draw them naturally.
Resolving the Search
When you activate either the battlefield or graveyard ability, the search happens as part of the resolution. You do not need to name the card you are looking for when you pay the mana cost. Once you find a valid artifact card with mana value 5 or less, it enters the battlefield tapped, and you must shuffle your library immediately afterward.
Double the Value
One of the greatest strengths of Soul of Mirrodin is its resilience. If it is destroyed, you can use its second ability by paying five mana and exiling it from your graveyard. This works at instant speed, allowing you to respond to graveyard exile effects or wait until the end of an opponent's turn to find your next threat.
Interaction examples
Meteor GolemWith Soul of Mirrodin on the battlefield, you pay five mana to activate its ability. You search your library for Meteor Golem, as its mana value is exactly seven (Wait, correction: Meteor Golem is mana value 7, which is too high for this ability). If you instead seek an artifact with mana value 5 or less, like a utility piece, it enters tapped. Note that because Soul of Mirrodin specifies 'mana value 5 or less,' Meteor Golem cannot be chosen.
Psychosis CrawlerIf you have Soul of Mirrodin in your graveyard, you can pay five mana and exile it to search for Psychosis Crawler (mana value 5). The Crawler enters the battlefield tapped. This is a great way to recover your win condition directly from the deck if your hand is full of cards, ensuring the Crawler enters with high power and toughness immediately.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Soul of Mirrodin
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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