Curator of Mysteries
~$0.29 low · ~$1.74 high
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Blue. Creature — Sphinx
Forgotten Realms Commander #81 · Illustrated by Christine Choi
Forgotten Realms Commander #81 · Illustrated by Christine ChoiWhat is Curator of Mysteries worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Flying
Whenever you cycle or discard another card, scry 1.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
4/4
To consult a sphinx is a test in patience. Perhaps that's the point.
Format legality
All 5 printings of Curator of Mysteries
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Forgotten Realms Commander afc #81· 2021rare· Cardmarket €0.48 | rare | $0.67 | No foil printing | €0.48 | |
 Commander 2020 c20 #109· 2020rare· Cardmarket €0.39 | rare | $0.34 | No foil printing | €0.39 | |
 Amonkhet Promos pakh #49★· 2017Promorare· Cardmarket €1.40 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.29 | €1.40 foil | |
 Amonkhet akh #49· 2017rare· Cardmarket €0.47 · €1.36 foil | rare | $0.44 | $0.31 | €0.47€1.36 foil | |
 Amonkhet Promos pakh #49s· 2017Promorare· Cardmarket €1.53 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $1.74 | €1.53 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2017
- Printings
- 5
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #8,025 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Scry, Flying, Cycling
- Artist
- Christine Choi
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Forgotten Realms Commander card (#81).
081 · AFC · R · EN
- 081Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- AFCSet code for Forgotten Realms Commander
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (4)
April 18, 2017
If a player discards a card during their cleanup step due to having too many cards in hand, any appropriate abilities that trigger on discarding that card trigger. If this happens, those triggered abilities are put onto the stack and players receive priority in that cleanup step to cast spells or activate abilities (normally, no players may take actions during a cleanup step). Another cleanup step is created following that one.
April 18, 2017
An ability that triggers whenever you discard a card doesn't give you permission to discard cards. You'll need another effect that instructs or allows you to discard them.
April 18, 2017
Some cards have an ability that triggers whenever you cycle any card. These triggered abilities resolve before you draw from the cycling ability.
April 18, 2017
An ability that triggers whenever you “cycle or discard” a card triggers only once if you cycle a card. The ability “Whenever you discard a card” is functionally identical to this ability; cycling is mentioned for clarity.
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