Mica, Reader of Ruins

Mica is a 4/4 for 4R with ward (pay 3 life) that copies any instant or sorcery when you sacrifice an artifact alongside it — a powerful spellslinger-plus-artifacts hybrid payoff. Signature in red artifact-matters spellslinger shells where cheap sacrifice fodder (Treasures, Clues, eggs) is abundant; the copy effect is free value as long as artifacts are fueling it. Ward-3 life is real protection at lower brackets but less reliable at cEDH tables.

• Mica's copy trigger is optional — you can cast an instant/sorcery without sacrificing an artifact, making her a pure spellslinger body when artifact fodder runs low.

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• The copy is not cast (it's created), so it won't re-trigger Mica herself — there is no chain reaction from the copy alone.

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• Treasure tokens are the ideal fuel: Smothering Tithe or Dockside Extortionist in the 99 lets Mica fire off free spell copies every turn with zero opportunity cost.

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• EDHREC rank: #18,668