Experimental Overload
~$0.23 low · ~$0.54 high
Multicolor. Sorcery
Core Set 2021 #218 · Illustrated by Lie Setiawan
Core Set 2021 #218 · Illustrated by Lie SetiawanWhat is Experimental Overload worth?
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Oracle text
Create an X/X blue and red Weird creature token, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. Then you may return an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. Exile Experimental Overload.
Explosions aren't necessarily failures, just a different kind of success.
Format legality
The only printing of Experimental Overload
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Core Set 2021 m21 #218· 2020uncommon· Cardmarket €0.06 · €0.26 foil | uncommon | $0.23 | $0.54 | €0.06€0.26 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2020
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #13,111 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Lie Setiawan
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Core Set 2021 card (#218).
218 · M21 · U · EN
- 218Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- M21Set code for Core Set 2021
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
The parts of Experimental Overload, read from the Core Set 2021 printing. Tap a label to highlight its line. How to read any Magic card.
- Top: name and cost
- Art and type line
- Text box
- Bottom: stats and the info line
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Top: name and cost
Art and type line
Text box
Bottom: stats and the info line
Also on this card
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
Rulings (3)
2020-06-23
You exile Experimental Overload even if you don't return a card to your hand.
2020-06-23
The value of X is determined only as Experimental Overload resolves. The Weird's power and toughness don't change if the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard changes.
2020-06-23
Because Experimental Overload is still on the stack while it's resolving, it doesn't count towards the value of X.
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