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Mercurial Chemister

~$0.12 low · ~$0.37 high

Multicolor. Creature — Human Wizard

three generic manaone blue manaone red mana

Mercurial Chemister

Commander 2020 #221 · Illustrated by Wesley Burt

What is Mercurial Chemister worth?

Cheapest copy

~$0.12

Non-foil · The List #RTR-180

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Highest TCGplayer price

~$0.37

Non-foil · Commander 2017 #180

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5 prices from $0.12 to $0.37. Every price is in the printings table below.

TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.

Oracle text

one blue mana, tap this permanent: Draw two cards.

one red mana, tap this permanent, Discard a card: This creature deals damage to target creature equal to the discarded card's mana value.

2/3

What some see as "distracted" is really "fathoming the unfathomable."

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal

All 4 printings of Mercurial Chemister

PrintingRarityNon-foilFoilCardmarket (EUR)My collection
The List #RTR-180
The List
plst #RTR-180· 2021rare· Cardmarket €0.19
rare$0.12No foil printing€0.19
Commander 2017 #180
Commander 2017
c17 #180· 2017rare· Cardmarket €0.24
rare$0.37No foil printing€0.24
Return to Ravnica #180
Return to Ravnica
rtr #180· 2012rare· Cardmarket €0.14 · €0.56 foil
rare$0.27$0.37€0.14€0.56 foil

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Card details

First printed
2012
Printings
4
Mana value
5
EDHREC rank
#15,726 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Artist
Wesley Burt

Rulings (2)

  1. 2012-10-01

    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.

  2. 2012-10-01

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

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