Magic: The Gathering

Jester's Cap

Ice Age 324 • rare

Set: Ice Age
Collector number: 324
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 4 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Dan Frazier
Market price: $15.80

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$15.80market price via TCGplayer · Aug 18, 2026$14.04 – $15.85 over the tracked period

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What it does

2 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Search target player's library for three cards and exile them. Then that player shuffles.

"Know your foes' strengths as well as their weaknesses."— Arcum Dagsson, Soldevi Machinist

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Jester's Cap was released in 1995 as part of the Ice Age expansion for Magic: The Gathering, a set designed to evoke a cold, wintry thematic landscape. The card functions as an artifact that allows a player to search their opponent's library and exile specific cards, a mechanic that introduced a powerful new layer of strategic disruption to the game's competitive environment. It arrived during a period of rapid expansion for the game, marking a shift toward more complex utility artifacts.

The card’s visual identity was defined by artist Dan Frazier, who utilized his signature style to depict the iconic, slightly unsettling headwear. Frazier, a staple artist for early sets, aimed to capture the capricious and chaotic nature of a court jester, grounding the artifact in the high-fantasy aesthetic prevalent in the mid-nineties. Upon its release, the card was widely received as a top-tier defensive and tactical tool, quickly becoming a staple in sideboards to counter high-powered combo decks.

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