Madcap Experiment
Kaladesh 122 • rare
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Collector number
- 122
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Joseph Meehan
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal an artifact card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Madcap Experiment deals damage to you equal to the number of cards revealed this way.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Madcap Experiment was released in the 2016 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Kaladesh. Designed to capture the chaotic and inventive spirit of the set's setting, the card serves as a high-risk, high-reward engine for players to cheat powerful artifacts onto the battlefield by revealing cards from their library until they hit one. This mechanic reflects the flavor of an impulsive artificer at work in the plane’s capital city, Ghirapur, where innovation is prized but often results in unpredictable outcomes.
The card was illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez, who depicted a frenzied inventor surrounded by swirling gears and volatile energy. His design choices emphasize the kinetic energy and mechanical complexity central to the Kaladesh aesthetic. Upon its release, the card found a niche but dedicated following in constructed formats, particularly as a combo piece in Modern decks that utilize its ability to consistently find specific game-ending artifacts, cementing its reputation as a quintessential example of red-aligned 'chaos' magic.
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