Card text
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)
Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Cheapest
US$4.00
at TCGplayer · postage at checkout
Cheapest · the United States
US$4.00
In stock at · US
1 store
Mana cost
{X}{U}{U}{U}
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Price comparison (1) · the United States
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Card text
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)
Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
Price history (USD · lowest price)
TCGplayer market shown in USD at an indicative rate
Now US$5.55Low US$5.54High US$5.68▼ 0.5%
About Whir of Invention
This page covers the the list printing of Whir of Invention (AER-49), an Blue Instant from The List Reprints (LIST). It is printed at Rare rarity. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Vintage and 5 more formats.
We track no other printing of AER-49 in this set, so there is no base card here to compare its price with.
The cheapest listing we track in the United States is US$4.00, 28% below TCGplayer's US$5.55 market price. Only one store has it in the United States, so the price is whatever that shop asks and there is no second quote to check it against.
The market price moved -2.3% over the last 7 days; there is not yet a 30-day window to set that against. It is trading at its 90-day high of US$5.68.
The List Reprints is The List, which reprints earlier cards. Whir of Invention has 5 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Whir of Invention (The List) AER-49 cost?
- The cheapest listing for Whir of Invention (AER-49) in the United States is US$4.00, from a marketplace rather than one of the stores we track. TCGplayer's market price is US$5.55.
- What set is Whir of Invention from?
- Whir of Invention is card AER-49 from The List Reprints (LIST) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a rare Blue instant.
- Where can I buy Whir of Invention?
- Compare every store selling Whir of Invention across the US, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Canada and the EU on this page, then buy from whichever seller offers the lowest total including postage. MTG Compare links straight through to each store.
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Card details
- Card number
- AER-49
- Set
- The List Reprints (LIST)
- Set type
- The List
- Released
- —
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- The List
- Type line
- Instant
- Colour
- Blue
- Colour identity
- Blue
- Mana cost
- {X}{U}{U}{U}
- Finish
- Non-foil
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Whir of Invention in other sets
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