Planeswalker's Mirth
Enchantment
: Target opponent reveals a card at random from their hand. You gain life equal to that card's mana value.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Planeshift
- Price
- $0.41
- EDHREC rank
- #28572
Planeswalker's Mirth is a repeatable life-gain engine that converts an opponent's hand into your life total — but it requires an opponent to have cards and costs three mana up front plus a tap, making it slow and dependent on table cooperation. It belongs in dedicated life-gain or group-hug shells and almost nowhere else.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Planeswalker's Mirth sees essentially zero competitive play in Legacy or Vintage — formats where three mana for a do-nothing enchantment is a non-starter and opponents routinely empty their hands quickly. Commander is its only real home, where games go long enough that the tap ability fires multiple times and life totals matter as a resource. Even there, Planeswalker's Mirth is a fringe inclusion: it hands an opponent agency over how much life you gain, which means a savvy table will simply not cooperate. Oathbreaker is legal but similarly unrewarding given the faster pace.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.41 bulk tier
At $0.41, Planeswalker's Mirth is deep bulk — the price reflects genuine demand scarcity rather than any hidden value. It's unlikely to appreciate, and picking one up is a near-zero risk if your deck specifically wants it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.