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◇ Catalog #86

Whir of Invention

spg·#86·mythic·borderless

Illus. Brian Chippendale

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Feb '25

1 yr ago

Value

$9.46+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $9.79 · low $8.92

NM$9.46

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$8.74–$9.99modeled

30 days ago
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90-dayhigh $13low $0.11range 12072.7%n 99

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,301 · Common include

Variants

Borderless$9.46

Gameplay

Instant

Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 9

2017-02-09wotc

Because improvise isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.

2017-02-09wotc

If an artifact you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with improvise will result in the artifact being tapped when you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for improvise. Similarly, if you sacrifice an artifact to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with improvise, that artifact won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for improvise.

2017-02-09wotc

Tapping an artifact won't cause its abilities to stop applying unless those abilities say so.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $9.46. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.11 and $13.39 across 99 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SPG — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #86 of *Special Guests*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2025 Special Guests release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {X}{U}{U}{U} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Improvise.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,301 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Brian Chippendale. Rarix catalogs 2 other cards credited to this artist.