Richard Garfield, Ph.D.
Unsanctioned 26 • rare
- Set
- Unsanctioned
- Collector number
- 26
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Dave Dorman
- Market price
- $0.38
What it does
You may play cards as though they were other cards of your choice with the same mana cost. You can't choose the same card twice. (Mana cost includes color.)
And yea he doth spake: "Let there be Magic."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Richard Garfield, Ph.D. was released as part of the Unsanctioned set in 2020. It serves as a fourth-wall-breaking tribute to the creator of Magic: The Gathering, Richard Garfield, who originally designed the game in the early 1990s as a way to engage players between tabletop role-playing sessions. The card is part of the 'Un-' series, a collection of supplemental sets featuring silver-bordered cards that prioritize humor and rule-bending gameplay mechanics over the traditional constraints of the game.
The card was illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez, who sought to capture the academic and inventive spirit associated with Garfield. In terms of design, the card functions as an homage to the creator, allowing the player to engage with the game in an unconventional manner by manipulating the library and deck construction. Upon its release, it was well-received by fans of the series for its nostalgic value and the meta-commentary it provides on the history of the game.
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