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$175.00
at TCGplayer · postage at checkout
Cheapest · the United States
US$175.00
In stock at · US
2 stores
3 stores in other markets
Mana cost
{X}{U}{U}{U}
Cheapest first by item price; postage is added at each store's checkout. How we compare prices →
Price comparison (2) · the United States
oldest listing 12h ago- 1US$175.00→
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lowest listingIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 11h agoPaid link
- 2US$175.00→
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US$63.26
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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$63.26Low US$63.26High US$66.41▼ 4.7%
About Whir of Invention
This page covers the borderless printing of Whir of Invention (96), an Blue Instant from Special Guests (SPG). It is printed at Mythic Rare rarity. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Vintage and 5 more formats.
96 exists in 2 printings on TCGplayer, and each is priced as its own product. For reference the other printings read Borderless US$8.91 on TCGplayer.
TCGplayer's market price, built from recent sales, is US$63.26, and the cheapest listing we track in the United States is US$175.00, 177% above it. 2 stores stock it in the United States.
Across 3 markets, Canada has it cheapest, about 131% below the United States before postage and import tax. In each market's own currency the cheapest listings read C$104.00 in Canada, US$175.00 in the United States and S$252.00 in Singapore. Conversions use indicative exchange rates, and postage, duty and import tax are not included, so a cheaper market elsewhere is a fact about listings and not a reason to import.
The market price moved -4.7% over the last 7 days; there is not yet a 30-day window to set that against. Its 90-day high was US$66.41, 5% above today's price.
Special Guests 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 (Borderless · Special Guest · First-Place Foil) 96 cost?
- The cheapest live price for Whir of Invention (96) is currently US$175.00 across 1 store in the United States, and TCGplayer's market price is US$63.26; every other market we cover is compared on this page too. Prices are read once a day.
- How much is Whir of Invention in other currencies?
- C$104.00 in Canada, US$175.00 in the United States and S$252.00 in Singapore. Each is a real listing in the currency its seller bills in.
- What set is Whir of Invention from?
- Whir of Invention is card 96 from Special Guests (SPG) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a mythic 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.
- Are there other printings of Whir of Invention?
- Yes. MTG Compare tracks 1 other printing of 96 (borderless, showcase, extended-art, reprint or promo versions), each a distinct TCGplayer product trading at its own price. They are listed further down this page.
Whir of Invention price by market
Whir of Invention is cheapest in Canada at C$104.00 (≈ US$75.91) and dearest in Singapore at S$252.00 (≈ US$186.67), a 146% spread across the 3 markets stocking it. Each seller bills in its own currency; converted figures are indicative only.
| Market | Cheapest | ≈ USD | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| CanadaCheapest | C$104.00postage at checkout ≈ US$75.91 | 2 | |
| United StatesYour market | US$175.00postage at checkout | 2 | |
| Singapore | S$252.00postage at checkout ≈ US$186.67 | 1 |
Prices are live listings in each market, in the currency that seller charges. The “≈ USD” column is an indicative conversion for comparison only: not a quote, and not what you'll be billed. Stores generally ship within their own market, and international postage, duty and import tax aren't included, so a cheaper market elsewhere isn't necessarily cheaper to get delivered to you.
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Card details
- Card number
- 96
- Set
- Special Guests (SPG)
- Set type
- The List
- Released
- —
- Rarity
- Mythic Rare (M)
- Printing
- Borderless · Special Guest · First-Place Foil
- Type line
- Instant
- Colour
- Blue
- Colour identity
- Blue
- Mana cost
- {X}{U}{U}{U}
- Finish
- First-Place Foil
TCGplayer listing: Whir of Invention
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Other printings of Whir of Invention in Special Guests
The same card in other art and frames from this set — priced in the United States.
Cheaper Blue instants in Special Guests
Same set, colour and type, strictly cheaper on TCGplayer.
Whir of Invention in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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