March of Reckless Joy

{X}{R} · Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of red cards from your hand. This spell costs {2} less to cast for each card exiled this way. Exile the top X cards of your library. You may play up to two of those cards until the end of your next turn.

Rulings (3)

Feb 18, 2022 · You may exile more cards than necessary for March of Reckless Joy's first ability, but you can't reduce the mana it costs to less than {R} this way.

Feb 18, 2022 · The mana value of March of Reckless Joy while it's on the stack is the value chosen for X plus 1, no matter how much mana you actually paid to cast it.

Feb 18, 2022 · You choose which cards that you are playing from exile as you play them, not as March of Reckless Joy is resolving.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerLegal

StandardNot legal

PauperNot legal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Modern

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=100 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Mono Red Belcher	Modern	66.7%	1–3×	15
Ruby Storm	Modern	14.1%	1–4×	85

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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