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Emperor Mihail II
Card Information
Type: Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 3
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 155
Oracle Text
You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast Merfolk spells from the top of your library. Whenever you cast a Merfolk spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token.
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Card Rulings
- September 9, 2022
The last ability triggers whenever you cast any Merfolk spell, not just when you cast a Merfolk spell from the top of your library. It will resolve before the spell that caused it to trigger, even if that spell has been countered or otherwise left the stack.
Source: wotc - September 9, 2022
If the top card of your library changes while you're casting a spell, playing a land, or activating an ability, you can't look at the new top card until you finish doing so. This means that if you cast the top card of your library, you can't look at the next one until you're done paying for that spell.
Source: wotc - September 9, 2022
You must follow the normal timing permissions and restrictions of the cards you play from your library.
Source: wotc - September 9, 2022
Emperor Mihail II lets you look at the top card of your library whenever you want (with one restriction—see below), even if you don't have priority. This action doesn't use the stack. Knowing what that card is becomes part of the information you have access to, just like you can look at the cards in your hand.
Source: wotc
Price History
To study a single card is to glimpse the heart of a spell - a frozen moment of ambition, artistry, and arcane intent. Within each glyph lies a spark: a story untold, a duel turned, a destiny altered. Treat it not as mere parchment, dear seeker, but as a shard of the Multiverse itself.