Epic Experiment
Epic Experiment: Sorcery, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander. Exile the top X cards of your library. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {X}{U}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Blue and red (UR)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)
- Released
- 2024-04-19
- Collector number
- 222
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Commander rank
- 6,111 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Epic Experiment
Epic Experiment is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare blue and red sorcery from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC), a Commander product released in April 2024. It is collector number 222 in that set, with art by Dan Murayama Scott. It costs {X}{U}{R} (X, one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is blue and 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 6 sets, from Return to Ravnica (2012) to Pioneer Masters (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.45 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Exile the top X cards of your library. You may cast instant and sorcery spells with mana value X or less from among them without paying their mana costs. Then put all cards exiled this way that weren't cast into your graveyard.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.45 (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 Epic Experiment 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 Epic Experiment
Epic Experiment has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Masters (PIO) #223 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #216 | Mythic | 2021 |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #376 | Special | 2021 |
| Commander 2015 (C15) #216 | Mythic | 2015 |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) #159 | Mythic | 2012 |
Official rulings
Five official rulings apply to Epic Experiment, newest first.
- If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
- You cast the cards one at a time, choosing modes, targets, and so on. The last card you cast will be the first one to resolve.
- If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
- If you can't cast a card, perhaps because there are no legal targets available, or if you choose not to cast it, it will be put into your graveyard.
- When casting an instant or sorcery card this way, ignore timing restrictions based on the card's type. Other timing restrictions, such as "Cast [this card] only during combat," must be followed.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a blue and red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Epic Experiment is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.