MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #80

Mystical Tutor

mir·#80·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. David O'Connor

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$20.37+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $21 · low $19

NM$20.4

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$19–$22modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $20low $0.51range 3894.1%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #146 · Popular pick

Variants

Nonfoil$20

Gameplay

Instant

Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

"To the tutors, a 'poem of sand' was of little account, a 'poem of ivory,' priceless." —Afari, *Tales*

Legalities

tlrbanned

duelbanned

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 1

2016-06-08wotc

The “shuffle and put the card on top” is a single action. If an effect causes the top card of the library to be face up, the second card down is not revealed.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $20.37. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.51 and $20.37 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MIR — the lineup includes 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 #80 of *Mirage*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1996 Mirage release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

Legal in Commander and Brawl. Banned in Legacy and Historic. Restricted in Vintage.

EDHrec ranks this card #146 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by David O'Connor. Rarix catalogs 38 other cards credited to this artist.