Gitaxian Probe
Mystery Booster 2 28 • common
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 28
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- U/P symbol
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Chippy
- Market price
- $2.92
What it does
(U/P symbol can be paid with either blue mana or 2 life.)
Look at target player's hand.
Draw a card.
"My flesh holds no secrets, monster. The spirit of Mirrodin will fight on."— Vy Covalt, Mirran resistance
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernBanned
- LegacyBanned
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderLegal
- PauperBanned
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Gitaxian Probe was originally released in the 2011 set New Phyrexia, designed to showcase the Phyrexian faction's philosophy of forced evolution and information gathering. The card became infamous for its efficiency as a zero-mana spell that replaces itself while providing perfect information about an opponent's hand, leading to its restriction or banning in several competitive formats over the years.
This particular version from Mystery Booster 2 features the striking original illustration by Chippy. The artist, known for a distinctive, slightly eerie aesthetic that complements the biomechanical horror of the Phyrexians, emphasizes the invasive, clinical nature of the probe. While the card's mechanics have always been polarizing, Chippy's visual depiction is widely regarded as a quintessential representation of Phyrexian manipulation.
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