Merfolk Mesmerist
Magic 2012 66 • common
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Collector number
- 66
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
blue mana, tap: Target player mills two cards.
"Don't you think if I saw a half-woman, half-fish with three glowing eyes, I'd have remembered?"— Drugo, town guard
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Merfolk Mesmerist was introduced in the Magic 2012 core set, released by Wizards of the Coast in July 2011. As a core set release, it was designed to serve as an accessible entry point for new players while providing functional, evergreen utility for the game's long-standing blue faction. The card mechanics emphasize the 'mill' strategy, a hallmark of blue magic that involves moving cards from an opponent's library directly into the graveyard to accelerate deck depletion.
The artwork was illustrated by Igor Kieryluk, who depicted the Merfolk as an ethereal, hypnotic figure capturing the essence of mental manipulation. Kieryluk’s design focuses on fluid, aquatic aesthetics that align with the traditional portrayal of Merfolk in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. Upon its release, the card was received as a solid limited-format inclusion, frequently utilized by players looking to disrupt opponent resource management through repeatable self-mill or library-depletion tactics.
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