How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy
CMB2Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021/#93/2021RareReprint
Colour IDMV 1
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.59
Cardmarket€0.54
ManaPool$0.34
TCGplayer$0.47
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.08
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.59High $1.29Low $0.49▼ 40.4%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.47TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 0.0%90d▲ 6.8%
90d high
$0.47
90d low
$0.44
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.47
Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.47.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
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Card capabilities
Sorcery
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About this card
How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy
How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy is a Sorcery, with mana cost {U/R} (mana value 1). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: not_legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: not_legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.47 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
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How much is How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy is $0.47. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.44 to $0.47.
What is the cheapest printing of How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021 at $0.47 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 at $1.64 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy are there?
How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from CMB1 #93, released 2019-11-07.
What is the newest printing of How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from CMB2 #93, released 2021-08-20.
Is How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy legal in Commander?
How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy is not currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy legal in Modern?
How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.









