Mesmeric Orb
Mesmeric Orb: Artifact, Double Masters. Whenever a permanent becomes untapped, that permanent's controller mills a card. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Artifact
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Double Masters (2XM)
- Released
- 2020-08-07
- Collector number
- 272
- Artist
- David Martin
- Commander rank
- 1,084 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Mill
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About Mesmeric Orb
Mesmeric Orb is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare colourless artifact from Double Masters (2XM), a Masters set released in August 2020. It is collector number 272 in that set, with art by David Martin. It costs {2} (two generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Mirrodin (2003) to The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $17.05 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever a permanent becomes untapped, that permanent's controller mills a card.
A step in one direction is two steps away from another.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $17.05 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Mesmeric Orb by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Mesmeric Orb
Mesmeric Orb has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2457 | Rare | 2026 |
| The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #31 | Mythic | 2022 |
| The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #94 | Mythic | 2022 |
| The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #94z | Mythic | 2022 |
| Salvat 2005 (PSAL) #H13 | Rare | 2005 |
| Mirrodin (MRD) #204 | Rare | 2003 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Mesmeric Orb.
- If permanents become untapped during the untap step, Mesmeric Orb's ability will trigger that many times. However, since no player gets priority during the untap step, those abilities wait to be put on the stack until the upkeep starts. At that time, any "beginning of upkeep" triggers will also trigger. Those abilities and Mesmeric Orb's triggers are put onto the stack at the same time.
Similar cards
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