Grell Philosopher
CLBCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate/#616/2022Rare
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.99
Cardmarket€0.22
TCGplayer$0.45
ManaPool$0.38
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.25
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.99High $1.29Low $0.59▼ 23.3%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.45TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 6.3%90d▲ 4.7%
90d high
$0.51
90d low
$0.42
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.45
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Down 6.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 12% below its 90 day high of $0.51.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Horror Wizard
Aberrant Tinkering — When this creature enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, each Horror you control gains all activated abilities of target artifact an opponent controls until end of turn. You may spend blue mana as though it were mana of any color to activate those abilities.
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Keywords
Aberrant Tinkering
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
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Rulings (3)
wotc10 Jun 2022
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
wotc10 Jun 2022
Grell Philosopher causes Horrors to gain only activated abilities. They don't gain keyword abilities (unless those keyword abilities are activated), triggered abilities, or static abilities.
wotc10 Jun 2022
The granted abilities effectively use “this permanent” rather than “[that card's name],” so you treat the abilities as if they were printed on the creature that gained the ability. For example, say the artifact was Universal Solvent, which has the ability “{7}, {T}, Sacrifice Universal Solvent: Destroy target permanent.” If Grell Philosopher gained that ability, you'd treat it as though it said “{7}, {T}, Sacrifice Grell Philosopher: Destroy target permanent.”
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About this card
Grell Philosopher
Grell Philosopher is a Creature — Horror Wizard, with mana cost {2}{U} (mana value 3). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.45 (down 6.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Grell Philosopher FAQ
How much is Grell Philosopher worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Grell Philosopher is $0.45. It is down 6.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.42 to $0.51.
What is the cheapest printing of Grell Philosopher?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate at $0.45 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Grell Philosopher?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate at $0.64 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Grell Philosopher are there?
Grell Philosopher has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Grell Philosopher first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from CLB #616, released 2022-06-10.
Is Grell Philosopher legal in Commander?
Yes, Grell Philosopher is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Grell Philosopher legal in Modern?
Grell Philosopher is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Grell Philosopher legal in Standard?
Grell Philosopher is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.