Wickersmith's Tools — ruling 1

The value of X is calculated only once, as Wickersmith's Tools's last ability resolves.

Wickersmith's Tools : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Wickersmith's Tools 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 one or more -1/-1 counters are put on a creature, put a charge counter on this artifact. : Add one mana of any color. , , Sacrifice this artifact: Create X tapped 2/2 colorless Scarecrow artifact creature tokens, where X is the number of charge counters on this artifact.

How it works : Wickersmith's Tools

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1November 17, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
The value of X is calculated only once, as Wickersmith's Tools's last ability resolves.
No other card is named in this ruling.