Spectral Arcanist 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.
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Official card text
Flying When this creature enters, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value less than or equal to the number of Spirits you control from a graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.
How it works : Spectral Arcanist
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If you choose to cast the spell, you must do so as Spectral Arcanist's ability is resolving. You can't wait and cast it later.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If you cast a spell without paying its mana cost, you may choose to pay additional costs (such as kicker) but not alternative costs (such as flashback).
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If you cast a spell with X in its mana cost this way, you must choose 0 as the value for X.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Hanabi Blast + Deadeye Navigator + Spectral Arcanist + Storm-Kiln Artist
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite damageInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Spectral Arcanist by paying
, blinking it. - 2Spectral Arcanist enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability.
- 3Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Spectral Arcanist.
- 4Resolve the Spectral Arcanist trigger, casting Hanabi Blast from your graveyard without paying its mana cost.
- 5Storm-Kiln Aritst triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 6Resolve Hanabi Blast, dealing 2 damage to any target, returning Hanabi Blast to your hand, and then causing you to discard Hanabi Blast.
- 7Activate both Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 8Repeat.
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#2
Hanabi Blast + Deadeye Navigator + Spectral Arcanist + Storm-Kiln Artist
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite damageInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Spectral Arcanist by paying , blinking it.
- 2Spectral Arcanist enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability twice.
- 3Resolve both Deadeye Navigator triggers, repairing it and Spectral Arcanist.
- 4Resolve a Spectral Arcanist trigger, casting Hanabi Blast from your graveyard without paying its mana cost.
- 5Storm-Kiln Aritst triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Resolve Hanabi Blast, dealing 2 damage to any target, returning Hanabi Blast to your hand, and then causing you to discard Hanabi Blast.
- 7Repeat from step 4 one additional time.
- 8Activate both Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
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#3
Hanabi Blast + Deadeye Navigator + Spectral Arcanist + Storm-Kiln Artist
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite damageInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Spectral Arcanist by paying , blinking it.
- 2Spectral Arcanist enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability twice.
- 3Resolve both Deadeye Navigator triggers, repairing it and Spectral Arcanist.
- 4Resolve a Spectral Arcanist trigger, casting Hanabi Blast from your graveyard without paying its mana cost.
- 5Storm-Kiln Aritst triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Resolve Hanabi Blast, dealing 2 damage to any target, returning Hanabi Blast to your hand, and then causing you to discard Hanabi Blast.
- 7Repeat from step 4 one additional time.
- 8Activate both Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
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#4
Corpse Dance + Lord of the Forsaken + Spectral Arcanist + Skirge Familiar
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Spectral Arcanist by paying
. - 2When Spectral Arcanist enters the battlefield, it and Healer of the Pride trigger.
- 3Resolve the Healer of the Pride trigger, causing you to gain 2 life.
- 4Holding priority, activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability twice by paying 2 life, adding
that can only be spent to cast a spell from your graveyard. - 5Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding Corpse Dance, adding
. - 6Activate Lord of the Forsaken's first ability by paying and sacrificing Spectral Arcanist, causing target player to mill three cards.
- 7Resolve the Spectral Arcanist trigger from step 2, causing you to pay
to cast Corpse Dance from your graveyard with buyback. - 8Resolve Corpse Dance, returning Spectral Arcanist from your graveyard to the battlefield, and returning Corpse Dance to your hand.
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#5
Spectral Arcanist + Corpse Dance + Ashnod's Altar + Mind Over Matter
Infinite untap of permanents you controlInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Corpse Dance by paying , returning Spectral Arcanist from your graveyard to the battlefield with haste.
- 2Spectral Arcanist enters the battlefield, triggering its ability.
- 3Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Spectral Arcanist, adding .
- 4Resolve the Spectral Arcanist trigger, casting Corpse Dance from your graveyard with buyback by paying .
- 5Resolve Corpse Dance, returning Spectral Arcanist from your graveyard to the battlefield, and returning Corpse Dance to your hand.
- 6Spectral Arcanist enters the battlefield, triggering its ability.
- 7Holding priority, activate Mind over Matter by discarding Corpse Dance, untapping any applicable permanent.
- 8Repeat from step 3.
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#6
Spectral Arcanist + Corpse Dance + Ashnod's Altar + Pitiless Plunderer
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Spectral Arcanist, adding .
- 2Spectral Arcanist dies, triggering Pitiless Plunderer, creating a Treasure token.
- 3Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 4Cast Corpse Dance by paying , returning Spectral Arcanist from your graveyard to the battlefield with haste.
- 5Spectral Arcanist enters the battlefield, triggering its ability.
- 6Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Spectral Arcanist, adding .
- 7Spectral Arcanist dies, triggering Pitiless Plunderer, creating a Treasure token.
- 8Resolve the Spectral Arcanist trigger, casting Corpse Dance from your graveyard with buyback by paying .
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#7
Corpse Dance + Lord of the Forsaken + Spectral Arcanist + Skirge Familiar
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Spectral Arcanist by paying .
- 2When Spectral Arcanist enters the battlefield, it and Drogskol Cavalry trigger.
- 3Resolve the Drogskol Cavalry trigger, causing you to gain 2 life.
- 4Holding priority, activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability twice by paying 2 life, adding that can only be spent to cast a spell from your graveyard.
- 5Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding Corpse Dance, adding .
- 6Activate Lord of the Forsaken's first ability by paying and sacrificing Spectral Arcanist, causing target player to mill three cards.
- 7Resolve the Spectral Arcanist trigger from step 2, causing you to pay to cast Corpse Dance from your graveyard with buyback.
- 8Resolve Corpse Dance, returning Spectral Arcanist from your graveyard to the battlefield, and returning Corpse Dance to your hand.
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#8
Spectral Arcanist + Corpse Dance + Ashnod's Altar + Skirge Familiar
Infinite black manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Cast Corpse Dance by paying , returning Spectral Arcanist from your graveyard to the battlefield with haste.
- 2Spectral Arcanist enters the battlefield, triggering its ability.
- 3Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Spectral Arcanist, adding .
- 4Resolve the Spectral Arcanist trigger, casting Corpse Dance from your graveyard with buyback by paying .
- 5Resolve Corpse Dance, returning Spectral Arcanist from your graveyard to the battlefield, and returning Corpse Dance to your hand.
- 6Spectral Arcanist enters the battlefield, triggering its ability.
- 7Holding priority, activate Skirge Familiar by discarding Corpse Dance, adding .
- 8Repeat from step 3.
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Legal formats
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