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Reckless Handling
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MP
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uncommon · Sorcery

Reckless Handling

uncommon · Sorcery · March of the Machine: The Aftermath
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Oracle Text

Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, shuffle, then discard a card at random. If an artifact card was discarded this way, Reckless Handling deals 2 damage to each opponent.

Card Details

-/-Power / Toughness
{1}{R}Mana Cost
4Prints

Character Background

Reckless Handling is a compact red tutor that best supports a value-leaning tempo or combo-setup plan, especially in artifact-heavy decks that can afford a little chaos. For just {1}{R}, it turns your library into a toolbox by finding the exact artifact you need, then asks you to gamble by discarding at random; that downside becomes a feature when your deck is built to exploit graveyard artifacts or redundancy. In practice, it shines with cheap artifacts, recursive pieces, or cards you do not mind pitching, and it can even become a modest burn spell if the discarded card was an artifact, pinging each opponent for 2. That makes it especially appealing in commander shells or Constructed builds with high artifact density, where the odds of “free” damage climb quickly. Flavorfully, it feels like frantic scavenging in the aftermath of catastrophe, grabbing one useful machine while tossing aside another in the scramble.

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Character Background

Reckless Handling is a compact red tutor that best supports a value-leaning tempo or combo-setup plan, especially in artifact-heavy decks that can afford a little chaos. For just {1}{R}, it turns your library into a toolbox by finding the exact artifact you need, then asks you to gamble by discarding at random; that downside becomes a feature when your deck is built to exploit graveyard artifacts or redundancy. In practice, it shines with cheap artifacts, recursive pieces, or cards you do not mind pitching, and it can even become a modest burn spell if the discarded card was an artifact, pinging each opponent for 2. That makes it especially appealing in commander shells or Constructed builds with high artifact density, where the odds of “free” damage climb quickly. Flavorfully, it feels like frantic scavenging in the aftermath of catastrophe, grabbing one useful machine while tossing aside another in the scramble.

Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 20:10:46 UTC

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