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◇ Catalog #54

Elite Arcanist

m14·#54·rare·foil

Illus. James Zapata

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wishlisted

Jul '13

13 yr ago

Value

$2.59+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.65 · low $1.50

NM$1.59

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.47–$1.68modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.59low $0.02range 7850.0%n 49

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #16,767 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$1.59

Nonfoil$0.28

Gameplay

Creature — Human Wizard

When this creature enters, you may exile an instant card from your hand. {X}, {T}: Copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. X is the mana value of the exiled card.

1/1

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 6

2013-07-01wotc

If the exiled card is a split card, then X is determined by the combined mana cost of both halves. However, when you cast the copy, you choose only one half to cast. You may cast a different half each time you create and cast a copy.

2013-07-01wotc

If the copied card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as its value when casting the copy. Don't confuse that {X} with the {X} in the activation cost of Elite Arcanist's ability.

2013-07-01wotc

The copy is created in and cast from exile. You must still follow any timing restrictions, such as "Cast [this spell] only during combat."

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.59. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $1.59 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from M14 — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil 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.

Card #54 of *Magic 2014*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2013 Magic 2014 release.

Card type: Creature — Human Wizard, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{U} (4 converted).

Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #16,767 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by James Zapata. Rarix catalogs 65 other cards credited to this artist.