Icarus

set	min	mtgo
-	€ 0.00	0.0 tix

Name	Icarus
Type	Character
Description	[Scout] . (You may play me from hand for with " Send me to Reserve".) Ready all cards in your Reserve.
Flavor	This time, I hope the Sap wax will hold.
Set	Whispers from the Maze #AX-056-C
Wallpaper	Download wallpaper
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About Icarus

Icarus, Character, designed by None first released in September 2026 in the set Whispers from the Maze and was printed exactly in 2 different ways.

Icarus best fits a reserve-focused Axiom deck that deliberately sends characters to Reserve, exploits cards entering or leaving Reserve, and wants a burst of ready resources for a second wave of plays; its alternate-cost Scout lets you convert just 1 mana into a delayed Reserve payoff, but you give up a board presence and need several useful cards already there, making the normal 4-cost play fairly slow. There is no universally better one-for-one replacement because Icarus’s mass-ready effect is unusual, but in most general Axiom decks cheaper characters, ramp, or more reliable Reserve generators will provide greater value and consistency. I would test Icarus only in a dedicated Reserve engine or a deck that can repeatedly capitalize on readying many Reserve cards; otherwise, it should probably not see competitive play.