Abstruse Archaic CMM

Other printings of "Abstruse Archaic": CMM #712 CMM #744

Card

id	21234
artist	Hristo D. Chukov
artistIds	e4631396-f0ce-41df-9d35-a7bd1da9d5a6
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColor	black
colorIdentity
colorIndicator
colors
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	4658
edhrecSaltiness	0.18
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil
flavorName
flavorText	Unburdened from mortality, archaics wander the Vastlands seeking knowledge only they can comprehend.
frameEffects
frameVersion	2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	0
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords	Vigilance
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{4}
manaValue	4
name	Abstruse Archaic
number	712
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Vigilance {1}, {T}: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control from a colorless source. You may choose new targets for the copy. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
otherFaceIds
power	3
printings	CMM
promoTypes
rarity	rare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp	oval
setCode	CMM
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'nonfoil': ['1ee1ed05-d68c-5926-9cda-6f3daf4eb355']}
subsets
subtypes	Avatar
supertypes
text	Vigilance {1}, {T}: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control from a colorless source. You may choose new targets for the copy. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
toughness	4
type	Creature — Avatar
types	Creature
uuid	59fb32ea-a86a-56bd-8745-b4937c5015bd
variations	5c965485-0278-5b3a-8988-30f0514f50a6
watermark
setName	Commander Masters

Identifiers

id	21234
cardKingdomEtchedId
cardKingdomFoilId
cardKingdomId	280317
cardsphereFoilId
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deckboxId	80988
mcmId	723119
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mtgjsonV4Id	496c0c6d-9973-54d0-809c-1f83c82511c4
mtgoFoilId
mtgoId	114455
multiverseId	625077
scryfallCardBackId	0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId	1fc2871b-c685-4951-b8e2-7370b9668f7e
scryfallIllustrationId	11f8a849-9bd3-4620-84ab-0caa7d9c6f65
scryfallOracleId	0727dc95-03df-4a2c-aed5-73fb840f3db7
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tcgplayerProductId	506741
uuid	59fb32ea-a86a-56bd-8745-b4937c5015bd

Legalities

id	21234
alchemy
brawl
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator
historic
legacy	Legal
modern
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid	59fb32ea-a86a-56bd-8745-b4937c5015bd
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	21234
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/0778a5a319c201a0
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/4c85beb56f3e1fdb
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	59fb32ea-a86a-56bd-8745-b4937c5015bd

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	flavorText	type	text	multiverseId
French	Archaïque abscons	Libérés de la mortalité, les archaïques errent dans les Vasteterres à la recherche de connaissances qu'eux seuls peuvent comprendre.	Créature — avatar	Vigilance {1}, {T} : Copiez une capacité activée ou déclenchée ciblée que vous contrôlez d'une source incolore. Vous pouvez choisir de nouvelles cibles pour cette copie. (Les capacités de mana ne peuvent pas être ciblées.)	625141
German	Abstruses Urzeitwesen	Von der Last der Sterblichkeit befreit streifen die Urzeitwesen durch die Fernländer, auf der Suche nach Wissen, das nur sie begreifen können.	Kreatur — Avatar	Wachsamkeit {1}, {T}: Kopiere eine aktivierte oder ausgelöste Fähigkeit deiner Wahl, die du kontrollierst und die eine farblose Quelle hat. Du kannst neue Ziele für die Kopie bestimmen. (Manafähigkeiten können nicht als Ziel gewählt werden.)	625109
Japanese	難解なアルカイック	定命から開放されたアルカイックは、自らのみ理解できる知識を求めて大界を彷徨う。	クリーチャー — アバター	警戒 {1}, {T}：あなたがコントロールしていて発生源が無色であり起動型や誘発型である能力１つを対象とする。それをコピーする。そのコピーの新しい対象を選んでもよい。（マナ能力は対象にできない。）	625173

Rulings

date	text
2023-07-28	Abstruse Archaic's ability can copy activated and triggered abilities of dungeons, emblems, planes, and phenomenons. It can't copy the Planechase-specific "planeswalking ability" or the triggered abilities associated with the monarch or initiative designations, as those abilities have no source.
2023-07-28	Abstruse Archaic's ability targets an ability that is on the stack and creates another instance of that ability on the stack. It doesn't cause any object to gain an ability.
2023-07-28	Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as equip) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.
2023-07-28	Any choices made when the ability resolves won't have been made yet when it's copied. Any such choices will be made separately when the copy resolves. If a triggered ability asks you to pay a cost, you pay that cost for the copy separately.
2023-07-28	If an ability is linked to a second ability, copies of that ability are also linked to that second ability. If the second ability refers to "the exiled card," it refers to all cards exiled by the ability and the copy. For example, if Tidehollow Sculler's enters-the-battlefield ability is copied and two cards are exiled, they both return when Tidehollow Sculler leaves the battlefield.
2023-07-28	If the ability divides damage or distributes counters among a number of targets, the division and number of targets can't be changed. If you choose new targets, you must choose the same number of targets.
2023-07-28	If the ability is modal (that is, if it says, "Choose one —" or similar), the mode is copied and can't be changed.
2023-07-28	If the activated ability's cost contains a choice, such as a creature to sacrifice or a number of counters to remove, the copy uses that same information. You can't pay the cost again, even if you want to.
2023-07-28	In some cases involving linked abilities, an ability requires information about "the exiled card." When this happens, the ability gets multiple answers. If these answers are being used to determine the value of a variable, the sum is used. If an ability attempts to create a token that is a copy of "the exiled card," it creates a token for each card exiled this way that is a copy of that card.
2023-07-28	The source of the copy is the same as the source of the original ability.
2023-07-28	Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]." Some keyword abilities are triggered abilities and will have "when," "whenever," or "at the beginning of" in their reminder text.