Mordenkainen

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Mordenkainen: Legendary Planeswalker - Mordenkainen, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{U}{U}
Mana value
6
Type
Legendary Planeswalker - Mordenkainen
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Loyalty
5
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR)
Released
2021-07-23
Collector number
64
Artist
Ryan Pancoast
Commander rank
8,028 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Mordenkainen

Mordenkainen is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare blue legendary planeswalker from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR), an expansion set released in July 2021. It is collector number 64 in that set, with art by Ryan Pancoast. It costs {4}{U}{U} (four generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It enters with 5 loyalty. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.58 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

[+2]: Draw two cards, then put a card from your hand on the bottom of your library.

[−2]: Create a blue Dog Illusion creature token with "This token's power and toughness are each equal to twice the number of cards in your hand."

[−10]: Exchange your hand and library, then shuffle. You get an emblem with "You have no maximum hand size."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.58 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Mordenkainen by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Mordenkainen

Mordenkainen has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #92656Mythic2021
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #283Mythic2021
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #64aMythic2021
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #64pMythic2021
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #64sMythic2021

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Mordenkainen, newest first.

  • The cards put into your hand due to Mordenkainen's last ability aren't "drawn." Anything that cares about you drawing cards won't notice your hand suddenly becoming very, very well-stocked.
  • The power and toughness of the Dog Illusion token will change as the number of cards in your hand changes.

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