Mica, Reader of Ruins

Mica, Reader of Ruins is a red spellslinger who turns your instant and sorcery spells into value engines. Every time you cast an instant or sorcery, you can sacrifice an artifact to copy that spell with new targets—this means a single Bolt becomes two Bolts, a single Wheel becomes two Wheels, and so on. Your deck wants to generate a steady stream of cheap artifacts (tokens, mana rocks, or artifact creatures) that you can sacrifice as fuel while filling your hand with spells that scale in power when copied.

The gameplan revolves around setting up artifact generation early, then pivoting into a mid-game where you're casting spells and copying them repeatedly. Cards that generate tokens (like Goblin tokens from Goblin Rabblemaster or artifact tokens from Talismans) pair perfectly with effects that care about sacrifice outlets. You're not trying to combo off necessarily—just chain 2-for-1s until your opponents are buried in copied burn spells, card draw, or board wipes.

Ward on Mica herself is a nice defensive layer that makes her sticky and hard to remove. This means you can safely leave mana up to protect her while still casting spells, turning her into a mini-Talrand that demands respect.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.