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Mesmeric Orb

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Artifact

BRRThe Brothers' War Retro Artifacts#94mythic

"I now believe the strange orb was some kind of Thran security device. Supporting this theory, I can no longer recall where I found it." —Tocasia, journal entry

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 150–5980
Illustrator
David Martin
Found in
The Brothers' War Collector Booster Pack · The Brothers' War Set Booster Pack · The Brothers' War Draft Booster Pack
Printings7Combos34EDHREC rank#1,082
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever a permanent becomes untapped, that permanent's controller mills a card.
Plays as:
Self MillMill FinisherOpponent Mill
Market · per finishspark updated 13m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+1.5%
$16.90
$14.15 low$4.15 gapTCGplayer
Foil-8.6%
$24.96
$20.00 low$6.00 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$16.90· across 7 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

1 · latest Aug 7, 2020
  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    If permanents become untapped during the untap step, Mesmeric Orb's ability will trigger that many times. However, since no player gets priority during the untap step, those abilities wait to be put on the stack until the upkeep starts. At that time, any "beginning of upkeep" triggers will also trigger. Those abilities and Mesmeric Orb's triggers are put onto the stack at the same time.

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