First printed in Mirrodin (2003)
All 7 prints
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Artifact
Whenever a permanent becomes untapped, that permanent's controller mills a card.
A step in one direction is two steps away from another.
- Illustrated by
- David Martin
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
34 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite self-mill: Basalt Monolith + Mesmeric Orb
- Infinite self-mill: Aphetto Alchemist + Mesmeric Orb
- Infinite self-mill: Mesmeric Orb + Seeker of Skybreak
- Infinite self-mill: Araumi of the Dead Tide + Mesmeric Orb + Vizier of Tumbling Sands
- Near-infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite looting…: Frantic Search + Mesmeric Orb + Underworld Breach
- Infinite self-mill: Araumi of the Dead Tide + Fatestitcher + Mesmeric Orb
- Infinite self-mill: Horseshoe Crab + Mesmeric Orb + Paradise Mantle
- Infinite self-mill: Cryptolith Rite + Horseshoe Crab + Mesmeric Orb
- Infinite self-mill: Araumi of the Dead Tide + Kelpie Guide + Mesmeric Orb
- Infinite self-mill: Mesmeric Orb + Tidewater Minion
