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Urza, Powerstone ProdigyHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· The Brothers' War· November 18, 2022
Carte Magic Urza, Powerstone Prodigy

Urza, Powerstone Prodigy 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

Vigilance {1}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. Whenever you discard one or more artifact cards, create a tapped Powerstone token. This ability triggers only once each turn. (The token is an artifact with "{T}: Add {C}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.")

How it works : Urza, Powerstone Prodigy

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Powerstone tokens are a kind of predefined token. Each one has the artifact subtype "Powerstone" and the ability "{T}: Add {C}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell."

    Card named in this ruling

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    You can use the {C} added by a Powerstone token on anything that isn't a nonartifact spell. This includes paying costs to activate abilities of both artifact and nonartifact permanents, paying ward costs, and so on.

    Card named in this ruling

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    Although all the cards in The Brothers' War that create Powerstone tokens create a tapped Powerstone token, entering the battlefield tapped isn't part of the token's definition. Notably, if you create a token that is a copy of a Powerstone token, the token copy won't enter the battlefield tapped.

    Card named in this ruling

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing
+Library of Leng
+Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
+Intruder Alarm
#1

Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing + Library of Leng + Urza, Powerstone Prodigy + Intruder Alarm

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Urza by paying {1}, causing you to loot. The discarded card will be put on top of your library instead of into your graveyard due to Library of Leng.
  2. 2Wan Shi Tong's second ability triggers, creating two 1/1 Spirit creature tokens.
  3. 3When the Spirits enter, Intruder Alarm triggers twice, untapping all creatures.
  4. 4Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a Spirit, adding {1}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing
+Library of Leng
+Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
+Intruder Alarm
#2

Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing + Library of Leng + Urza, Powerstone Prodigy + Intruder Alarm

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Urza by paying {1}, causing you to loot. The discarded card will be put on top of your library instead of into your graveyard due to Library of Leng.
  2. 2Wan Shi Tong's second ability triggers, creating two 1/1 Spirit creature tokens.
  3. 3When the Spirits enter, Intruder Alarm triggers twice, untapping all creatures.
  4. 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Spirit, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing
+Library of Leng
+Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
+Intruder Alarm
#3

Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing + Library of Leng + Urza, Powerstone Prodigy + Intruder Alarm

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Urza by paying {1}, causing you to loot. The discarded card will be put on top of your library instead of into your graveyard due to Library of Leng.
  2. 2Wan Shi Tong's second ability triggers, creating two 1/1 Spirit creature tokens.
  3. 3When the Spirits enter, Intruder Alarm triggers twice, untapping all creatures.
  4. 4Activate Thermopod by sacrificing a Spirit, adding {R}.
  5. 5Repeat.

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