---
name: "Spell Swindle"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "XLN"
set_name: "Ixalan"
collector_number: "82"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Victor Adame Minguez"
oracle_id: "81fa8e6a-5fb8-43de-802f-df5b985c6a7d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spell-swindle-xln"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Spell Swindle
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. Create X Treasure tokens, where X is that spell's mana value. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hornswoggle](/printing/hornswoggle-rix.md) — Instant
2. [An Offer You Can't Refuse](/printing/an-offer-you-cant-refuse-slz.md) — Instant
3. [Mana Drain](/printing/mana-drain-prm.md) — Instant
4. [Unravel](/printing/unravel-eoe.md) — Instant
5. [Swindler's Scheme](/printing/swindlers-scheme-ncc.md) — Enchantment
6. [Spell Counter](/printing/spell-counter-unh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ixalan (XLN) #82
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Victor Adame Minguez
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`