Path of the Schemer

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Path of the Schemer: Sorcery, March of the Machine Commander. Each player mills two cards. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{B}
Mana value
5
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Rare
Set
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)
Released
2023-04-21
Collector number
28
Artist
Josu Hernaiz
Commander rank
17,950 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Mill, Will of the Planeswalkers

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About Path of the Schemer

Path of the Schemer is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black sorcery from March of the Machine Commander (MOC), a Commander product released in April 2023. It is collector number 28 in that set, with art by Josu Hernaiz. It costs {4}{B} (four generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. March of the Machine Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Each player mills two cards. Then you put a creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. It's an artifact in addition to its other types.

Will of the Planeswalkers - Starting with you, each player votes for planeswalk or chaos. If planeswalk gets more votes, planeswalk. If chaos gets more votes or the vote is tied, chaos ensues.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (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 Path of the Schemer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Path of the Schemer

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #115Rare2023

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Path of the Schemer.

  • The creature card you put onto the battlefield may be one that was just milled, or it may be one that was already in a graveyard.

Similar cards

Other sorcery cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

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Path of the Schemer is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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