Standard Procedure — ruling 1

At the time of Unfinity’s release, the following card sets are permitted in the Standard format: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, Innistrad: Crimson Vow, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Streets of New Capenna, and Dominaria United. Notably, and thankfully, Unfinity is not Standard-legal. Go to Magic.Wizards.com/Formats for a complete list of formats and their permitted card sets and banned lists.

Standard Procedure — ruling 2

Standard Procedure’s effect isn’t a copy effect. It becomes the chosen card until end of turn. Treat it just as though it were the chosen card. For example, say you chose Lightning Strike. That card is now Lightning Strike. After you cast it, it would go to your graveyard. If it got shuffled into your library, it would still be Lightning Strike. You could then find it while searching your library for a red card, for example. For all intents and purposes, it is the chosen card for the turn no matter what happens to it.

Standard Procedure — ruling 3

If you choose a card with {X} in its mana cost, {X} is considered to be 0 when determining whether the card’s mana value is 3 or less.

Standard Procedure — ruling 4

After activating Standard Procedure’s ability, it stays revealed in your hand until the ability resolves. If Standard Procedure is no longer in your hand at that time, it won’t become the chosen card.

Standard Procedure — ruling 5

The chosen card must be Standard-legal, even if you’re playing a different format.

Standard Procedure : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Standard Procedure 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

, Reveal Standard Procedure from your hand: Choose an instant or sorcery card with mana value 3 or less currently legal in the Standard format. Standard Procedure becomes that card until end of turn.

How it works : Standard Procedure

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1October 7, 2022· Wizards of the Coast
At the time of Unfinity’s release, the following card sets are permitted in the Standard format: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, Innistrad: Crimson Vow, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Streets of New Capenna, and Dominaria United. Notably, and thankfully, Unfinity is not Standard-legal. Go to Magic.Wizards.com/Formats for a complete list of formats and their permitted card sets and banned lists.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2October 7, 2022· Wizards of the Coast
Standard Procedure’s effect isn’t a copy effect. It becomes the chosen card until end of turn. Treat it just as though it were the chosen card. For example, say you chose Lightning Strike. That card is now Lightning Strike. After you cast it, it would go to your graveyard. If it got shuffled into your library, it would still be Lightning Strike. You could then find it while searching your library for a red card, for example. For all intents and purposes, it is the chosen card for the turn no matter what happens to it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3October 7, 2022· Wizards of the Coast
If you choose a card with in its mana cost, is considered to be 0 when determining whether the card’s mana value is 3 or less.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#4October 7, 2022· Wizards of the Coast
After activating Standard Procedure’s ability, it stays revealed in your hand until the ability resolves. If Standard Procedure is no longer in your hand at that time, it won’t become the chosen card.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#5October 7, 2022· Wizards of the Coast
The chosen card must be Standard-legal, even if you’re playing a different format.
No other card is named in this ruling.