How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy
Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021 93 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021
- Collector number
- 93
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana or red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red · Blue
- Artist
- Scott Van Essen
- Market price
- $0.45
What it does
Return How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy to its owner's hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy was released as a 'Playtest Card' in the 2021 Mystery Booster convention edition. These cards were designed by Wizards of the Coast as a meta-commentary on the game's mechanics, featuring a distinct, hand-written aesthetic that mimics the look of rough prototypes used during internal development. The design intent was to inject humor and experimental, 'un-set' style rules into the draft environment, playing off the established flavor of the Izzet League, a faction known for chaotic experimentation and magical research.
The card was illustrated by Titus Lunter, who adopted the stripped-back, minimalist style required for these playtest prototypes. Because these cards were never intended for legal tournament play, they are widely recognized by collectors as quirky artifacts of game design history. Their reception has been largely positive among the Magic: The Gathering community, which views them as a playful nod to the internal process of card creation and the absurdity of high-complexity rules interactions.
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About How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy
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