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Vexing Arcanix
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Eighth Edition8ED · #319★
- Card type
- Artifact
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- Price unavailable
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Colourless
Card text
, : Target player chooses a card name, then reveals the top card of their library. If that card has the chosen name, that player puts it into their hand. Otherwise, they put it into their graveyard and this artifact deals 2 damage to them.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Jim Nelson
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2003-07-28
Rulings
If the player has no cards in their library, the effect does nothing. It does not cause any damage.
The target player names a card on resolution.
