Magic the Gathering

Epic

‘Epic’ was intro­duced in the Kami­gawa block and it cur­rently appears on a num­ber of cards includ­ing Endur­ing Ideal and End­less Swarm.

702.47. Epic

• 702.47a. Epic rep­re­sents both a sta­tic abil­ity and a delayed trig­gered abil­ity. “Epic” means “For the rest of the game, you can’t cast spells,” and “At the begin­ning of each of your upkeeps for the rest of the game, copy this spell except for its epic abil­ity. If the spell has any tar­gets, you may choose new tar­gets for the copy.” See rule 706.9.
• 702.47b. A player can’t cast spells once a spell with epic he or she con­trols resolves, but effects (such as the epic abil­ity itself) can still put copies of spells onto the stack.

Trans­la­tion:

• 702.47a. Epic, in game terms is actu­ally two things. The sta­tic abil­ity is that you can­not cast spells for the rest of the game, once it becomes active. And then the delayed trig­gered abil­ity is that dur­ing the begin­ning of your upkeeps for the rest of the game, you copy this spell.
• 702.47b. Not being able to play spells does not mean you can’t play abilities.