Glimmer of Genius M3C

Other printings of "Glimmer of Genius": KLD #49 KLR #49 DRC #78 PIP #176 M3C #187 PIP #704

Card

id	50896
artist	Tommy Arnold
artistIds	1130bcd0-c8b1-48be-85d7-3ddb2abc6b1a
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	U
colorIndicator
colors	U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	4717
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText	Creators live for that moment of inspiration: precious, profound, perfect.
frameEffects
frameVersion	2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter	1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords	Scry
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{3}{U}
manaValue	4
name	Glimmer of Genius
number	187
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Scry 2, then draw two cards. You get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
otherFaceIds
power
printings	DRC, KLD, KLR, M3C, PIP
promoTypes	ripplefoil
rarity	uncommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	M3C
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'foil': ['3e17294d-a33e-5324-8d0e-264fabcc0b51'], 'nonfoil': ['79e6854a-4a2e-5236-b546-54597f979c71']}
subsets
subtypes
supertypes
text	Scry 2, then draw two cards. You get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
toughness
type	Instant
types	Instant
uuid	0e2adf3e-41cb-5717-9047-70a5f7445a6c
variations
watermark
setName	Modern Horizons 3 Commander

Identifiers

id	50896
cardKingdomEtchedId
cardKingdomFoilId	297657
cardKingdomId	296650
cardsphereFoilId	123554
cardsphereId	122136
deckboxId	92042
mcmId	772268
mcmMetaId
mtgArenaId
mtgjsonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonNonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonV4Id	cac1be9c-80df-5f9b-9872-0f9dbed8fcbf
mtgoFoilId
mtgoId	126915
multiverseId	665601
scryfallCardBackId	0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId	8fd9c663-fbde-45f4-9ee4-78cc0b1c1b6a
scryfallIllustrationId	53bb6718-c40e-48b8-b298-55be90422d87
scryfallOracleId	b9c58cfb-b7d5-4e86-a5d3-efb07192aa22
tcgplayerEtchedProductId
tcgplayerProductId	552942
uuid	0e2adf3e-41cb-5717-9047-70a5f7445a6c

Legalities

id	50896
alchemy
brawl	Legal
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator	Legal
historic	Legal
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer	Legal
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless	Legal
uuid	0e2adf3e-41cb-5717-9047-70a5f7445a6c
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	50896
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/e3d155baf344ec6f
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil	https://mtgjson.com/links/697490ff0a3c5ce8
cardmarket
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/cdb94d01db2c6c96
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	0e2adf3e-41cb-5717-9047-70a5f7445a6c

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	flavorText	type	text	multiverseId
French	Lueur de génie	Les créateurs vivent pour cet instant d'inspiration : précieux, profond, parfait.	Éphémère	Regard 2, puis piochez deux cartes. Vous gagnez {E}{E} (deux marqueurs « énergie »).	666119
German	Anflug von Genialität	Schöpfer leben für den Moment der Inspiration: so kostbar, tiefgehend und perfekt.	Spontanzauber	Hellsicht 2, ziehe dann zwei Karten. Du erhältst {E}{E} (zwei Energiemarken).	665860
Japanese	天才の片鱗	制作者は着想を得る瞬間のために生きている。それは貴重で、玄妙で、感無量の時だ。	インスタント	占術２を行う。その後、カード２枚を引く。{E}{E}（エネルギー・カウンター２個）を得る。	666378

Rulings

date	text
2024-06-07	Energy counters are a kind of counter that a player may have. They're not associated with any specific permanents.
2024-06-07	Energy counters aren't mana. They don't go away as steps, phases, and turns end, and effects that add mana "of any type" can't give you energy counters.
2024-06-07	If a spell or ability with one or more targets states that you "may pay" some amount of {E}, and each permanent that it targets has become an illegal target, the spell or ability won't resolve. You can't pay any {E} even if you want to.
2024-06-07	If an effect says you get one or more {E}, you get that many energy counters. To pay one or more {E}, you lose that many energy counters. You can't pay more energy counters than you have. Any effects that interact with counters a player gets, has, or loses can interact with energy counters.
2024-06-07	Keep track of how many energy counters each player has. Potential ways to track this include writing theme down on paper or using dice, but any method that is clear and mutually agreeable is fine. (At higher levels of tournament play, dice may not be allowed for tracking counters that players have.)
2024-06-07	Some spells and abilities that give you {E} may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't get any {E}.
2024-06-07	Some triggered abilities state that you "may pay" a certain amount of {E}. You can't pay that amount multiple times to multiply the effect. You simply choose whether or not to pay that amount of {E} as the ability resolves.
2024-06-07	Some triggered abilities that state that you "may pay" a certain amount of {E} describe an effect that happens "If you do." In that case, no player may take actions to try to stop the ability's effect after you make your choice. If the payment is followed by the phrase "When you do," then you'll choose any targets for that reflexive triggered ability and put it on the stack before players can take actions.
2024-06-07	{E} is the energy symbol. It represents one energy counter.