Urianger Augurelt 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
Whenever you play a land from exile or cast a spell from exile, you gain 2 life. Draw Arcanum —: Look at the top card of your library. You may exile it face down. Play Arcanum —
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Complete guide
Urianger Augurelt is a versatile Legendary Elf Advisor that allows you to store resources for later and cast them at a significant discount. By utilizing his unique Arcanum abilities, you can bridge the gap between your library and exile to gain incremental life and tempo advantage. Whether you are looking to hide key pieces or ramp into powerful spells, Urianger provides the tactical depth needed to control the battlefield.
Stashing and Casting Arcanum
Urianger Augurelt functions through a two-part system using activated abilities. First, his 'Draw Arcanum' ability lets you look at the top card of your library and choose to exile it face down. Because it is face down, your opponents won't know what you have stored. Later, you can activate 'Play Arcanum' to gain permission to play those cards until the end of the turn. Note that you must still follow all normal timing rules; you cannot play a sorcery or a land on your opponent's turn just because it was exiled with Urianger.
The Step-by-Step Resolution
When you use the 'Play Arcanum' ability, the effect creates a continuous permission for the rest of the turn. Once you choose to cast a spell from that exile pile, Urianger's first triggered ability goes on the stack. You will gain 2 life immediately before the spell itself resolves. If you are playing a land from exile, the life gain trigger happens immediately as playing a land does not use the stack. The {2} cost reduction is applied during the 'Determine Total Cost' step of casting, reducing the generic mana portion of the spell's cost.
Cost Reductions and Restrictions
A common point of confusion is how the {2} discount interacts with colored mana requirements. The reduction only applies to generic mana; it cannot reduce the colored mana symbols (like White or Blue) in a spell's cost. Furthermore, if you exile a land, you must still have an available land play for the turn to put it onto the battlefield. If Urianger leaves the battlefield and returns, he is considered a new object, and you will lose access to any cards exiled by the 'old' version of him.
Interaction examples
Ornithopter of ParadiseIf you have exiled Ornithopter of Paradise with Urianger's first ability, you can later activate 'Play Arcanum' to cast it. Since Ornithopter of Paradise has a mana cost of {2}, Urianger's {2} discount reduces the total cost to {0}. After you announce the spell, Urianger's triggered ability goes on the stack, and you gain 2 life. The Ornithopter then enters the battlefield, ready to provide mana on future turns.
Esper SentinelSuppose you have an Esper Sentinel exiled. Upon activating 'Play Arcanum', you can cast the Sentinel for its mana cost of {W}. While the {2} discount is available, it only applies to generic mana, so the {W} must still be paid. As you cast it, you gain 2 life from Urianger's trigger. Once on the battlefield, Esper Sentinel will tax your opponent's noncreature spells, further solidifying your control over the game state.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Urianger Augurelt
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the total cost of spells you cast with the permission granted by Urianger Augurelt's last ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Urianger Augurelt's last ability). The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
You pay all costs and follow all timing rules for cards played with the permission granted by Urianger Augurelt's last ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If one of the exiled cards is a land card, you may play it only if you have an available land play remaining this turn.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
Urianger Augurelt's first ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack. (Playing a land doesn't use the stack.)
No other card is named in this ruling.
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