Mizzium Meddler
Creature — Vedalken Wizard
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this creature enters, you may change a target of target spell or ability to this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Origins Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #17623
Mizzium Meddler lets you redirect a spell targeting one of your permanents onto itself as it enters — a combat trick, protection piece, and tempo play rolled into one flash creature. The cost is real: you're spending a card to save a card, and a 1/4 body doesn't close games.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Mizzium Meddler fills a niche role as a political and protective flash creature — it's most valuable at a table where targeted removal is common and you need to protect a single high-value permanent at instant speed. Competitive formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have largely moved past a card that costs three mana to redirect one spell; dedicated counterspells and cheaper interaction outclass it in those environments. In Oathbreaker, where protecting your planeswalker from a single targeted removal spell can swing the whole game, Mizzium Meddler is considerably more interesting than its raw stats suggest.
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Mizzium Meddler isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure before buying. It's a narrow enough card that copies tend to sit in bulk bins — if you want one, you likely won't pay a premium for it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.