Wild Ricochet of Commander 2011

You may choose new targets for target instant or sorcery spell. Then copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

"I knew that trick long before your great-grandmother's great-grandmother was born."

CMD · EN Dan Murayama Scott
2011-06-17

standard
future
historic
timeless
gladiator
pioneer
explorer
modern
legacy
pauper
vintage
penny
commander
oathbreaker
standardbrawl
brawl
alchemy
paupercommander
duel
oldschool
premodern
predh
usdeurfoiltix
0.320.250.02
EDHREC
Rareza Tipo Color Cmc L/T
Instant 4
Foil Nonfoil Promo Fecha
★ ✗ 2011-06-17
Booster Digital Oversized Reserved
✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
Paper Mtgo Digital Astral Sega
✓ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗
Keywords
Set Name Set Code Set Type
Commander 2011 CMD COMMANDER
release: setsize: 318 totalsetsize: 320
onlyFoil: no onlyNonFoil: yes
Nombre ID
BORDER COLOR BLACK
FRAME 2003
Date Source Comment
01-07-2013 wotc If the copy says that it affects "you," it affects the controller of the copy, not the controller of the original spell. Similarly, if the copy says that it affects an "opponent," it affects an opponent of the copy's controller, not an opponent of the original spell's controller.
01-07-2013 wotc You can't choose to pay any additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy too. For example, if a player sacrifices a 3/3 creature to cast Fling, and you copy it with Wild Ricochet, the copy of Fling will also deal 3 damage to its target.
01-07-2013 wotc Wild Ricochet can target (and copy) any instant or sorcery spell, not just one with targets. It doesn't matter who controls it.
01-07-2013 wotc If the spell Wild Ricochet copies has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Volcanic Geyser does), the copy has the same value of X.
01-07-2013 wotc When Wild Ricochet resolves, it creates a copy of a spell. You control the copy. The controller of the original spell retains control of that spell. The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger. The copy will then resolve like a normal spell, after players get a chance to cast spells and activate abilities. The copy resolves before the original spell.
01-07-2013 wotc If the spell Wild Ricochet copies is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copy will have the same mode. You can't choose a different one.
01-07-2013 wotc The copy will have the same targets as the spell it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).