MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #63

Chains of Mephistopheles

DIGITAL ONLY

me1·#63·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Heather Hudson

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Sep '07

19 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #11,041 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$2.04

Nonfoil$2.04

Gameplay

Enchantment

If a player would draw a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, that player discards a card instead. If the player discards a card this way, they draw a card. If the player doesn't discard a card this way, they mill a card.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2007-09-16wotc

A player’s normal card draw on their turn is exempt from this effect. All other draws will be affected.

2007-09-16wotc

If a spell or ability would cause a player to draw multiple cards, this is treated as a number of individual “draw one card” actions. Apply the effect of Chains of Mephistopheles to each one.

2007-09-16wotc

Here’s what happens when Chains of Mephistopheles replaces a player’s draw: — If that player has at least one card in their hand, they discard a card and then draws a card. — If that player’s hand is empty, they put the top card of their library into their graveyard. The player doesn’t draw a card at all.

Context

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME1 — 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 #63 of *Masters Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2007 Masters Edition release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Mill.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.

EDHrec ranks this card #11,041 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Heather Hudson. Rarix catalogs 675 other cards credited to this artist.