Rummaging Wizard
Creature — Human Wizard
: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #30498
Rummaging Wizard lets you loot on command at instant speed — discard a card, draw a card, for two mana each activation — but a five-mana 2/4 body that doesn't do anything the turn it enters is a steep ask. The repeatable looting is real value in graveyard and spellslinger strategies, but the setup cost makes it a fringe role-player rather than a staple.
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 |
Rummaging Wizard is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and realistically only sees play in Commander. Legacy and Vintage have far more efficient looting options that don't cost five mana to deploy. In Commander, Rummaging Wizard earns a slot in graveyard-value decks that want a repeatable discard outlet — specifically those that benefit from putting specific cards in the bin turn after turn. Outside of dedicated self-mill or reanimator builds, the mana investment per loot activation adds up fast enough that cheaper alternatives will outcompete it.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Rummaging Wizard is deep bulk — zero financial risk to try in a deck. Don't expect that to change; repeatable looting at this cost and power level has plenty of competition, and there's no scarcity story pushing it up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.