Illustrious Wanderglyph
LCCThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander/#21/2023Rare
Colour IDMV 5
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$27.99
Cardmarket€17.96
ManaPool$16.81
TCGplayer$16.64
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$17.50
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$3.46 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $27.99High $27.99Low $21.99▲ 27.3%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$16.64TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.7%30d▲ 1.3%90d▲ 11.3%
90d high
$16.66
90d low
$14.95
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$16.64
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
- Up 1.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $16.66.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Artifact Creature — Golem
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
Other artifact creatures you control get +2/+2 as long as you have the city's blessing.
At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.
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Keywords
Ascend
Card capabilities
ArtifactCreature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
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Rulings (6)
wotc10 Nov 2023
If your tenth permanent enters the battlefield and then a permanent leaves the battlefield immediately afterwards (most likely due to the "legend rule" or due to being a creature with 0 toughness), you get the city's blessing before it leaves the battlefield.
wotc10 Nov 2023
If you cast a spell with ascend, you don't get the city's blessing until it resolves. Players may respond to that spell by trying to change whether you get the city's blessing.
wotc10 Nov 2023
A permanent is any object on the battlefield, including tokens and lands. Spells and emblems aren't permanents.
wotc10 Nov 2023
Ascend on a permanent isn't a triggered ability and doesn't use the stack. Players can respond to a spell that will give you your tenth permanent, but they can't respond to you getting the city's blessing once you control that tenth permanent. This means that if your tenth permanent is a land you play, players can't respond before you get the city's blessing.
wotc10 Nov 2023
Once you have the city's blessing, you have it for the rest of the game, even if you lose control of some or all of your permanents. The city's blessing isn't a permanent itself and can't be removed by any effect.
wotc10 Nov 2023
If you control ten permanents but don't control a permanent or resolving spell with ascend, you don't get the city's blessing. For example, if you control ten permanents, lose control of two, then cast Illustrious Wanderglyph, you won't have the city's blessing.
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About this card
Illustrious Wanderglyph
Illustrious Wanderglyph is an Artifact Creature — Golem, with mana cost {4}{W} (mana value 5). 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: $16.64 (up 1.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Illustrious Wanderglyph FAQ
How much is Illustrious Wanderglyph worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Illustrious Wanderglyph is $16.64. It is up 1.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $14.95 to $16.66.
What is the cheapest printing of Illustrious Wanderglyph?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander at $16.64 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Illustrious Wanderglyph?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander at $16.72 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Illustrious Wanderglyph are there?
Illustrious Wanderglyph has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Illustrious Wanderglyph first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LCC #21, released 2023-11-17.
Is there a foil version of Illustrious Wanderglyph?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $17.27 versus $16.64 for nonfoil, which is 4% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Illustrious Wanderglyph legal in Commander?
Yes, Illustrious Wanderglyph is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Illustrious Wanderglyph legal in Modern?
Illustrious Wanderglyph is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.