Merchant of Secrets
Eighth Edition 90★ • common
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 90★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Greg Hildebrandt
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
When this creature enters, draw a card.
To scrape out a living in Aphetto, wizards are reduced to selling rumors, lies, forgeries, or—if they get desperate enough—the truth.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Merchant of Secrets was introduced to the Magic: The Gathering card pool during the Eighth Edition core set release. As a core set, Eighth Edition served as a foundational collection designed to modernize the game's visual presentation and frame design, moving away from the classic card layout that had persisted since the mid-nineties to the 'Modern' frame seen here.
The card features artwork by Greg Staples, who contributed to this set during a period when the game was refining its high-fantasy aesthetic. The illustration portrays a hooded figure, leaning into the game's long-standing archetype of blue-aligned intelligence and information gathering. Upon its release, the card was widely received as a reliable common-rarity utility piece, frequently utilized by players in limited formats to maintain card advantage during matches.
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