Name:Psychic Theft
ManaCost:1 U
Types:Sorcery
A:SP$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 1 U | ValidTgts$ Player | Origin$ Hand | Destination$ Exile | ChangeType$ Instant,Sorcery | IsCurse$ True | Chooser$ You | ChangeNum$ 1 | RememberChanged$ True | SubAbility$ TheftEffect | SpellDescription$ Target player reveals his or her hand. You choose an instant or sorcery card from it and exile that card. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled. At the beginning of the next end step, if you haven't cast the card, return it to its owner's hand. | StackDescription$ SpellDescription
SVar:TheftEffect:DB$ Effect | StaticAbilities$ STThieving | Duration$ Permanent | RememberObjects$ Remembered | Triggers$ TrigReturn,TrigCast | SVars$ ActivePsychic,RemoveEffect,DBReturn | SubAbility$ DBResetSVar
# Even though the Effect is "Permanent", it's not really permanent
SVar:DBResetSVar:DB$ StoreSvar | SVar$ ActivePsychic | Type$ Number | Expression$ 1 | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:ActivePsychic:Number$1
SVar:STThieving:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.IsRemembered+OppOwn | MayPlay$ True | EffectZone$ Command | AffectedZone$ Exile | CheckSVar$ ActivePsychic | Description$ You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled.
# Return the card as a normal trigger
SVar:TrigReturn:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ End of Turn | ValidPlayer$ Player | TriggerZones$ Command | Execute$ DBReturn | TriggerDescription$ At the beginning of the next end step, if you haven't cast the card, return it to its owner's hand.
SVar:DBReturn:DB$ ChangeZone | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Exile | Destination$ Hand | SubAbility$ RemoveEffect
SVar:RemoveEffect:DB$ ChangeZone | Defined$ Self | Origin$ Command | Destination$ Exile
# Remove Effect when the card is played
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/psychic_theft.jpg
Oracle:Target player reveals his or her hand. You choose an instant or sorcery card from it and exile that card. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled. At the beginning of the next end step, if you haven't cast the card, return it to its owner's hand.