Silverquill, the Disputant

two generic mana one white mana one black mana Legendary Creature — Elder DragonPower and toughness4/4

Flying, vigilance

Each instant and sorcery spell you cast has casualty 1. (As you cast that spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power 1 or greater. When you do, copy the spell and you may choose new targets for the copy.)

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Silverquill, the Disputant rulings

2026-03-20
Casualty N means "As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power N or greater." and "When you cast this spell, if a casualty cost was paid for it, copy it. If the spell has any targets, you may choose new targets for the copy."
2026-03-20
You may sacrifice only one creature to pay a spell's casualty cost, and you copy the spell only once.
2026-03-20
If you pay the casualty cost of a spell, the copy will resolve before the original spell.
2026-03-20
The copy of the spell is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger.

Silverquill, the Disputant keyword rules

Flying Rule 702.9

Flying is an evasion ability.

A creature with flying can’t be blocked except by creatures with flying and/or reach. A creature with flying can block a creature with or without flying. (See rule , “Declare Blockers Step,” and rule , “Reach.”)

Multiple instances of flying on the same creature are redundant.