wotc
Grell Philosopher causes Horrors to gain only activated abilities. They don't gain keyword abilities (unless those keyword abilities are activated), triggered abilities, or static abilities.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #616
Grell Philosopher
clb·#616·rare·extended_art
Illus. David Astruga
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Jun '22
4 yr ago
Value
$0.38+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.39 · low $0.38
Volatility · stable
USD$0.38EUR€0.35
NM$0.38
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #8,190 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Horror Wizard
Aberrant Tinkering — When this creature enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, each Horror you control gains all activated abilities of target artifact an opponent controls until end of turn. You may spend blue mana as though it were mana of any color to activate those abilities.
1/4
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 3
wotc
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
wotc
The granted abilities effectively use “this permanent” rather than “[that card's name],” so you treat the abilities as if they were printed on the creature that gained the ability. For example, say the artifact was Universal Solvent, which has the ability “{7}, {T}, Sacrifice Universal Solvent: Destroy target permanent.” If Grell Philosopher gained that ability, you'd treat it as though it said “{7}, {T}, Sacrifice Grell Philosopher: Destroy target permanent.”
Context
Last observed at $0.38, stable around $0.38 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.36 and $0.39 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $0.38.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from CLB — the lineup includes Extended Art alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate* (released June 2022).
Card #616 in Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Horror Wizard. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Aberrant Tinkering.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #8,190 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by David Astruga. Rarix tracks 206 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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