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Cursed Recording

Cursed Recording

Mana Cost: {2}{R}{R}

Type: Artifact

Oracle Text:
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, put a time counter on this artifact. Then if there are seven or more time counters on it, remove those counters and it deals 20 damage to you.
{T}: When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Power/Toughness: -/-

Rarity: rare

Prints: View all prints (1) →

Expansion: Duskmourn: House of Horror

Price ( USD): $0.26

USD: $0.26 · EUR: €0.22

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Character Background

Cursed Recording is a high-risk value engine best suited to spell‑centric combo or burn shells: it lets you double a key instant or sorcery for huge tempo or burst damage, but every spell you cast adds a time counter and at seven it explodes for 20 to you. Thematically it reads as a haunted phylactery that echoes your magic back at you until it consumes you, which explains why you want to either win long before the seventh mark or make the artifact go away. Deckbuilding tip: lean into cheap cantrips and efficient burn (Lightning Bolt, Lava Spike) or ritual mana (Seething Song/Desperate Ritual) to capitalize on copies, and include artifact answers or a sacrifice outlet — Abrade, Vandalblast or Krark‑Clan Ironworks are examples — to remove Cursed Recording before the lethal trigger. Play tip: track counters carefully and use the tap ability for a finishing copy, not as a continual tempo play you can’t afford to keep staring at.

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