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Madcap Experiment

{3}{R}

Sorcery

PKLDKaladesh Promos#122srare
Promo
Set Promo · Prerelease
Finishes
Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 60
Illustrator
Joseph Meehan
Found in
Kaladesh Prerelease Kit
Printings2EDHREC rank#21,666
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal an artifact card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Madcap Experiment deals damage to you equal to the number of cards revealed this way.
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Rulings

4 · latest Sep 20, 2016
  • WotCSep 20, 2016

    Any abilities that trigger as the artifact enters the battlefield aren't put onto the stack until Madcap Experiment is done resolving.

  • WotCSep 20, 2016

    If you don't reveal an artifact card, you'll randomize your library and be dealt damage equal to the number of cards in your library.

  • WotCSep 20, 2016

    Once Madcap Experiment begins resolving, no player may take any actions other than those specified by Madcap Experiment until it's done resolving.

  • WotCSep 20, 2016

    The number of cards revealed this way includes the artifact card you put onto the battlefield.

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