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Mercurial Chemister

{3}{U}{R}

Creature — Human Wizard

Return to Ravnica·rtr #180·Rare·2012·Art by Wesley Burt
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Mercurial Chemister
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Oracle Text

{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."

P / T

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Set
Return to Ravnica (RTR)
Number
#180
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Wesley Burt
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.21
USD Foil
$0.40
EUR
€0.10
EUR Foil
€0.75
MTGO Tix
0.02

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings2

10/1/2012·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.

10/1/2012·wotc

If the discarded card has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.

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