Mercurial Chemister
The List RTR-180 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- RTR-180
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · Blue
- Artist
- Wesley Burt
- Market price
- $0.24
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 originally released in 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica set for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as a rare blue-red creature representing the Izzet League, the card embodies the faction's chaotic and experimental philosophy. It was crafted to provide players with versatile utility, offering both card advantage through drawing and direct damage potential through its activated abilities.
The card was illustrated by Wesley Burt, a prolific artist known for his vibrant and dynamic character designs. Burt's portrayal captures the essence of a frantic Izzet researcher amid an alchemical accident, emphasizing the volatile nature of the guild's magic. The card later appeared as part of The List, a curated selection of reprints integrated into later expansion booster packs to provide players with access to older, mechanically unique cards.
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