Conspiracy Theorist
Conspiracy Theorist: Creature - Human Shaman, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay 1 and discard a card. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Human Shaman
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 240
- Artist
- Svetlin Velinov
- Commander rank
- 4,365 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Conspiracy Theorist
Conspiracy Theorist is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 240 in that set, with art by Svetlin Velinov. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay {1} and discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
Whenever you discard one or more nonland cards, you may exile one of them from your graveyard. If you do, you may cast it this turn.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.29 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Conspiracy Theorist by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Conspiracy Theorist
Conspiracy Theorist has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90090 | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #94p | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #94s | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #307 | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #94 | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Conspiracy Theorist, newest first.
- The card exiled by the second ability is exiled face up. Casting it follows the normal rules for casting that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all applicable timing rules. For example, if it's a creature card, you can cast it only during your main phase while the stack is empty. In most cases, if you exile a non-instant card during an opponent's turn, you won't be able to cast it that turn.
- While resolving Conspiracy Theorist's ability, you can't pay {1} and discard a card multiple times to draw more cards.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Conspiracy Theorist is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.