Mercurial Chemister
Return to Ravnica 180 • rare
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 180
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · Blue
- Artist
- Wesley Burt
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
blue mana, tap: Draw two cards.
red mana, tap, Discard a card: This creature deals damage to target creature equal to the discarded card's mana value.
What some see as "distracted" is really "fathoming the unfathomable."
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
Mercurial Chemister was released in 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It represents the Izzet League, one of the ten guilds of Ravnica, which is defined by a chaotic blend of blue and red mana—focusing on knowledge, innovation, and volatile experimentation. The card was designed to embody this guild identity through its ability to discard cards for card draw or direct damage, simulating the unpredictable nature of an Izzet researcher.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Dan Scott, who focused on capturing the frenetic energy and steampunk aesthetic central to the Izzet guild. Scott’s depiction of the chemister in the midst of a dangerous laboratory process was well-received by players for its thematic accuracy, successfully conveying the balance between intellectual pursuit and the inherent danger of magical science in the Ravnica setting.
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