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Mesmeric Orb

Magic: The GatheringMirrodin#204

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Magic: The Gathering

Mana cost

MirrodinMRD · #204

Card type: Artifact
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: 11.86 € · ★ 21.48 € · 17.80 $ · ★ 35.08 $
Mana value: 2
Colour: Colourless

Card text

Whenever a permanent becomes untapped, that permanent's controller mills a card.

Format legality

BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
CompetitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PredhLegal
TimelessLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: David Martin
Card language: English
Release date: 2003-10-02

Flavour text

A step in one direction is two steps away from another.

Rulings

2020-08-07

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.