wotc
If the discarded card has no mana symbols in its upper right corner (because it's a land card, for example), its mana value is 0.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #180
Mercurial Chemister
rtr·#180·rare·foil
Illus. Wesley Burt
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Oct '12
13 yr ago
Value
$0.44$0 (-2.2%)
30 days high $0.53 · low $0.44
Volatility · high
EUR€0.70USD$0.44TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #14,891 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Human Wizard
{U}, {T}: Draw two cards.
{R}, {T}, Discard a card: This creature deals damage to target creature equal to the discarded card's mana value.
What some see as "distracted" is really "fathoming the unfathomable."
2/3
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 2
wotc
If the discarded card has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.
Context
Last observed at $0.44, down from $0.45 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.70 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $0.44.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from RTR — 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.
This card belongs to *Return to Ravnica* (released October 2012).
Card #180 in Return to Ravnica.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Human Wizard. Color identity: red/blue. Mana cost: {3}{U}{R} (5 converted).
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #14,891 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Wesley Burt. Rarix tracks 283 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Wesley Burt
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