Mesmeric Orb
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2457 · Rare · Artifact
Mana cost: {2}
Whenever a permanent becomes untapped, that permanent's controller mills a card.
The Cult of the Mothman guards these precious eggs, using them to create oils to anoint their effigies.
Illustrated by Chris Seaman · Released January 26, 2026
Prices
- Nonfoil: $19.45 USD · €14.35 EUR
- Foil: $19.03 USD · €16.20 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 25, 2026: up $1.13 USD (6.2%) to $19.45 USD; low $18.32 USD, high $20.00 USD.
Printings
- Secret Lair Drop #2457 (this printing) · Rare · 2026 · $19.45 USD
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #31 (BRR) · Mythic · 2022 · $16.89 USD
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #94 (BRR) · Mythic · 2022 · $17.93 USD
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #94z (BRR) · Mythic · 2022 · $441.93 USD foil
- Double Masters #272 (2XM) · Rare · 2020 · $17.77 USD
- Mirrodin #204 (MRD) · Rare · 2003 · $17.78 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2020-08-07 · wotc — 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.
Played in these commander decks
- The Wise Mothman · in 65% of 49 decks
- Syr Konrad, the Grim · in 57% of 40 decks
- The Master, Transcendent · in 50% of 46 decks
- The Mycotyrant · in 31% of 49 decks
- The Mimeoplasm · in 28% of 46 decks
- Captain N'ghathrod · in 18% of 49 decks
- Disa the Restless · in 14% of 49 decks
- Teval, the Balanced Scale · in 10% of 49 decks