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Curator of Mysteries

Creature — Sphinx

Flying
Whenever you cycle or discard another card, scry 1.
Cycling {U} ({U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Amonkhet Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#7744
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Curator of Mysteries card art
Curator of Mysteries is a four-mana 4/4 flier that replaces itself when you cycle it and drains a scry every time any other card is cycled — the floor is solid, the ceiling is significant. Eligeth, Crossroads Augur turns those scry triggers into raw card draw, and Gavi, Nest Warden makes the first cycle each turn free, so the engine runs with almost no additional investment.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Gavi, Nest Warden

Gavi, Nest Warden

75.5% of decks · synergy 0.74

Gavi, Nest Warden's free-cycle-per-turn ability means Curator of Mysteries triggers every single turn at zero cost, stacking scry 1s across the table that Gavi decks convert into consistent, incremental selection. It shows up in over 75% of Gavi lists for exactly that reason.

03
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer

Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer

23.1% of decks · synergy 0.23

Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer lets you cast spells discarded to cycling effects, so Curator of Mysteries isn't just a cycler — it's fuel that also leaves behind a 4/4 body when you choose to cast it instead.

04
Brallin, Skyshark RiderShabraz, the Skyshark

Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark

19.1% of decks · synergy 0.18

Every cycle triggers Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark's wheel-adjacent payoffs, and Curator of Mysteries adds a scry-based selection layer on top of each trigger, keeping the cycling chain smooth and the hand stocked.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Curator of Mysteries earns its slot in any cycling-matters build — the scry trigger is passive and cumulative, meaning it gets better the more cyclers your deck runs without requiring any additional mana investment. Outside Commander, it's legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, but dedicated cycling decks in those formats are fringe at best and the competition for four-mana creatures is steep. The honest read is that Curator of Mysteries is a Commander card wearing competitive-format legality as a technicality; outside 100-card singleton, it rarely gets a look.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

428 decks
Eligeth, Crossroads AugurCurator of MysteriesPrognostic Sphinx

Eligeth, Crossroads AugurCurator of MysteriesPrognostic Sphinx

Infinite draw triggers; Infinite rummaging; Infinite self-discard triggers

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Curator of Mysteries isn't currently available in our system, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. Given its niche-but-consistent demand in cycling Commander builds, it tends to sit in the low-to-mid bulk range — pick it up whenever you're already placing an order.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.