Mishra's Bauble
Artifact
, Sacrifice this artifact: Look at the top card of target player's library. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $2.79
- EDHREC rank
- #1117
Mishra's Bauble costs zero mana and replaces itself the following upkeep — the cost is just a one-turn delay on the card draw. In decks that care about artifacts hitting the graveyard, like those built around Emry, Lurker of the Loch, or that need cheap spells on top of the library for forecast effects like Fblthp, Lost on the Range, that delay is irrelevant.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fblthp, Lost on the Range
Fblthp, Lost on the Range forecasts the top card of your library, so Mishra's Bauble lets you peek at and manipulate what Fblthp will find before you untap — free spell, free information, free setup.
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Emry, Lurker of the Loch can cast Mishra's Bauble from the graveyard every turn, turning a one-shot cantrip into a repeatable zero-mana draw engine that also fuels self-mill and artifact synergies.
Glissa, the Traitor
When a creature your opponent controls dies, Glissa, the Traitor returns an artifact from your graveyard to hand — Mishra's Bauble is the perfect fodder, coming back for free and drawing a card each loop.
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain draws a card whenever you cast a historic spell, so Mishra's Bauble is effectively a free draw-two over two turns with zero mana invested.
Meria, Scholar of Antiquity
Meria, Scholar of Antiquity taps noncreature artifacts to add mana or draw cards, and Mishra's Bauble's zero cost means it enters, draws, and feeds the graveyard without ever stressing the mana base.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Mishra's Bauble earns its slot in any deck that cares about artifact count, graveyard recursion, or zero-cost spell triggers — the delayed draw is a non-issue when the card costs nothing and replaces itself. In Modern, it has historically been a staple in Death's Shadow and Lurrus of the Dream-Den shells, where zero-mana cantrips and graveyard synergy are at a premium. Legacy and Vintage players use it in similar artifact-combo and Urza-style shells, though the card-draw delay makes it less dominant than in formats with dedicated recursion engines. Pioneer and Standard don't have access to Mishra's Bauble, which keeps it squarely in eternal and Commander territory.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Emry, Lurker of the LochMirran SpyMishra's Bauble
Infinite storm count; Infinite card draw at the beginning of the next upkeep; Infinite draw triggers at the beginning of the next upkeep
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Emry, Lurker of the LochChakram RetrieverMishra's Bauble
Infinite storm count; Infinite card draw at the beginning of the next upkeep; Infinite draw triggers at the beginning of the next upkeep
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Noctis, Prince of LucisAetherflux ReservoirSolemnityMishra's Bauble
Infinite damage; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite storm count; Infinite card draw at the beginning of the next upkeep; Infinite draw triggers at the beginning of the next upkeep
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Emry, Lurker of the LochDisplacer KittenLightning GreavesMishra's Bauble
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count; Infinite card draw at the beginning of the next upkeep; Infinite draw triggers at the beginning of the next upkeep
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Teshar, Ancestor's ApostleMyr RetrieverKrark-Clan IronworksMishra's Bauble
Infinite card draw at the beginning of the next upkeep; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$2.79 cheap tier
At $2.79, Mishra's Bauble sits in the cheap tier and is one of the most efficient pickups for the effect — zero-mana cantripping artifacts rarely cost this little. It sees enough play across Legacy, Modern, and Commander that the price has a solid floor.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.