Name:Grinning Totem
ManaCost:4
Types:Artifact
A:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 2 T Sac<1/CARDNAME> | ValidTgts$ Player.Opponent | IsCurse$ True | Chooser$ You | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Exile | ChangeType$ Card | ChangeNum$ 1 | IsCurse$ True | RememberChanged$ True | SubAbility$ TotemEffect | SpellDescription$ Search target opponent's library for a card and exile it. Then that player shuffles his or her library. Until the beginning of your next upkeep, you may play that card. At the beginning of your next upkeep, if you haven't played it, put it into its owner's graveyard. | StackDescription$ SpellDescription
SVar:TotemEffect:DB$ Effect | StaticAbilities$ STGrinning | Duration$ Permanent | RememberObjects$ Remembered | Triggers$ TrigDuration,TrigReturn,TrigLandPlayed,TrigCast | SVars$ DBDuration,ActiveTotem,RemoveEffect,DBReturn | SubAbility$ DBResetSVar 
# Even though the Effect is "Permanent", it's not really permanent
SVar:DBResetSVar:DB$ StoreSvar | SVar$ ActiveTotem | Type$ Number | Expression$ 1 | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:ActiveTotem:Number$1
SVar:STGrinning:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.IsRemembered+OppOwn | MayPlay$ True | EffectZone$ Command | AffectedZone$ Exile | CheckSVar$ ActiveTotem | Description$ Until the beginning of your next upkeep, you may play that card.
# Turn off the duration at the beginning of the upkeep statically
SVar:TrigDuration:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ Upkeep | Player$ You | Static$ True | TriggerZones$ Command | Execute$ DBDuration
SVar:DBDuration:DB$ StoreSvar | SVar$ ActiveTotem | Type$ Number | Expression$ 0
# Return the card as a normal trigger
SVar:TrigReturn:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ Upkeep | Player$ You | Static$ True | TriggerZones$ Command | Execute$ DBReturn
SVar:DBReturn:DB$ ChangeZone | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Exile | Destination$ Graveyard | SubAbility$ RemoveEffect
SVar:RemoveEffect:DB$ ChangeZone | Defined$ Self | Origin$ Command | Destination$ Exile
# Remove Totem Effect when the card is played
SVar:TrigLandPlayed:Mode$ LandPlayed | ValidCard$ Land.IsRemembered | Static$ True | TriggerZones$ Command | Execute$ RemoveEffect
SVar:TrigCast:Mode$ SpellCast | ValidCard$ Card.IsRemembered | Static$ True | TriggerZones$ Command | Execute$ RemoveEffect
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/grinning_totem.jpg
Oracle:{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Grinning Totem: Search target opponent's library for a card and exile it. Then that player shuffles his or her library. Until the beginning of your next upkeep, you may play that card. At the beginning of your next upkeep, if you haven't played it, put it into its owner's graveyard.