Spy Kit

Card Name Rules

"Q1: Can the rules text of a non-acorn card change the name of a card? Q2: Can cards have multiple names? I was wondering if texts like "This card's name is also Reach Through Mists" or "This card is named Dragon's Approach while in the graveyard" were legal. Q1: No. Q2: The same rules text can appear on two differently named cards." Just FYI, both parts of your answer seem to be wrong. Spy Kit both changes the name of a card (the equipped creature) and gives that creature multiple names.

Spy Kit, I believe, is an Un-card that snuck into a non-Un set. It does some things that cause problems, I believe.

Card Names Creatures Dragon's Approach Reach Through Mists Rules Spy Spy Kit The Graveyard

Spy Kit Surprise

With Spy Kit in blackboarder and _____ in Unhinged is it a when or if until we see a card that can be used for Grandeur even though it isn't the same card?

The fact that Spy Kit was printed in black border surprises me to this day. When I first saw it, I literally said, why is this Un-card here?

_____ Black Border Card Printing Grandeur Spy Spy Kit

Silver Border Logic

Howdy Mark!If i may ask...why are cards that play around with names silver bordered/acorn stamped? Like yeah, it's a goofy idea...but it works perfectly well in constructed Magic, and the existance of cards like Spy Kit doubles down on that.Maybe there's a technical loophole i don't get? And thanks for reading!

It has to do with the fact that cards are printed in different languages yet mechanically have to function like the English version. It’s odd for a foreign card that starts with a certain letter not to start with that letter mechanically.

Card Printing Constructed English Spy Spy Kit Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Possible Unfinity Reprints

Was Spy Kit considered as an Unfinity reprint?

The only reprints we considered were the shock lands.

Lands Reprints Spy Spy Kit

Request for Spy Kit Creature

May I request a legendary creature with the spy kit text?

Spy Kit is the card I’m most surprised isn’t an (acorned) Un-card.

Creatures Spy Spy Kit

Spy Kit and Princess Sparkle

since spy kit is already a topic of discussion, something I've always wondered: if I have it equipped on a creature, can I activate princess twilight sparkle's ability and have it work? My playgroup got in a debate since some of the names aren't cards, but personally I feel like it should work given the spirit of silver-bordered magic and also friendship

I’ve ruled it works.

Activate Creatures Spirit Spy Spy Kit

Informal Name for Spykit

A followup question about Spy Kit: is there an informal name (in the vein of "cantrip") for equipment that gives +1/+1 and a unique effect?

There is not. Well, at least none that I’m aware of.

Equipment Spy Spy Kit

Synergy Possibilities for Spy Kit

Can we get some synergy for spy kit in an EDH precon? Maybe a legendary shapeshifter that naturally has all card names, and an accompanying precon with a subtheme of Legalized name repetition (Brothers Yamakazi, grandeur, etc)? Or is that too implausible a theme?

Black border can only care about a specific name being the name of something. It can’t care about the quality of a name. Silver border has your back though.

Black Border Card Names Commander Grandeur Shapeshifter Shapeshifter Spy Spy Kit Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Alternate Win Condition

Question! Twilight Sparkle's alternate win condition just lists creature names as a required "Group Win". Since most of those cards don't exist, and therefore aren't Legendary, could a creature equipped with Spy Kit fulfill that condition?

They are implied legendary as the ones that do exist are legendary. Plus, they are referencing famous characters.

Creatures Spy Spy Kit

Spy Kit Mechanics

Does Spy Kit give the names of cards in rules text?

Not on creatures that are legendary or heavily implied legendary (such as the My Little Ponies).

Card Names Creatures Rules Spy Spy Kit

Spy Kit Card Follow-up

May I get a Maybe on more cards like Spy Kit?

Maybe. : )

Spy Spy Kit

Spy Kit Squirrel

Are you aware of the Squirrel in Spy Kit's art?

I am now.

Art Spy Spy Kit Squirrel

Spy Kit Query

Say I put a Spy Kit into an Un-Deck. I play it, and equip it to a creature giving it the name of every nonlegendary creature ever. I then play Oddly Uneven. Does the equipped creature have an even number of words in, or an odd number of words for the purposes of either effect?

That would require some research. : )

Creatures Equip Oddly Uneven Spy Spy Kit

Spy Kit Interaction

Hi, Mark. How does Spy Kit - an equipment from Conspiracy which gives the equipped creature all names of nonlegendary creatures in Oracle - interact with the various silver-border cards that cares about the composition of card names?

It combos well.

Card Names Conspiracy Creatures Equipment Spy Spy Kit Un-sets

Un Sets Mechanics

Some other mechanics that started in Un sets and moved to BB: Teammates matter (Organ Harvest->Surge), The Cheese Stands Alone->Barren Glory, Changing Names of things (____->Spy Kit)

FYI

Barren Glory Mechanics Organ Harvest Spy Spy Kit Surge The Cheese Stands Alone Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Spy Kit Design

Was Spy Kit originally designed for Unstable?

No, but it did feel Un-ish.

Spy Spy Kit Unstable

Spy Kit Word Count

For the Spy Kit / Wordmail question, someone did the math up until Eldritch Moon and got 16,345 individual words. I just counted up AKH and HOU and got 401. Assuming I haven't missed anything, as of right now your enchanted creature would be 16,706+*/16,706+* where * is the number of words in it's own name.

FYI

Creatures Eldritch Moon Spy Spy Kit Wordmail

Spy Kit Interactions

The Spy Kit question earlier got me thinking, if I put Wordmail on a creature equipped with Spy Kit, is it essentially an infinite/infinite?

It’s large although technically not infinite.

Creatures Spy Spy Kit Wordmail

Spy Kit Combo Win

If I have a creature equiped with Spy Kit and Now I Know My ABC's on the battlefield do I win the game?

You need to wait for the trigger, but yes.

Creatures Now I Know My ABC's Spy Spy Kit

Game Win Interaction

If you control Now I Know My ABC's and a creature that's equipped by Spy Kit, will you win the game at the beginning of your upkeep?

Yes.

Creatures Now I Know My ABC's Spy Spy Kit