Mysterious Stranger
PIPFallout/#334/2024Rare
Colour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$2.49
Cardmarket€0.74
ManaPool$2.31
TCGplayer$2.52
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.85
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$1.33 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $2.49High $2.49Low $1.49▲ 25.1%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$2.52TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 3.5%30d▼ 3.5%90d▼ 1.9%
90d high
$2.68
90d low
$2.49
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.29
Fallout
- Down 3.5% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 6% below its 90 day high of $2.68.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (4 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 34% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Human Rogue
Flash
When this creature enters, for each graveyard with an instant or sorcery card in it, exile target instant or sorcery card from that graveyard. If two or more cards are exiled this way, choose one of them at random and copy it. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
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Keywords
Flash
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (4)
wotc8 Mar 2024
If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the card.
wotc8 Mar 2024
You cast the copy while Mysterious Stranger’s last ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can’t wait to cast it later in the turn.
wotc8 Mar 2024
If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
wotc8 Mar 2024
If you don’t want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.
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About this card
Mysterious Stranger
Mysterious Stranger is a Creature — Human Rogue, with mana cost {2}{R}{R} (mana value 4). Printed 4 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: $2.52 (down 3.5% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Mysterious Stranger FAQ
How much is Mysterious Stranger worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Mysterious Stranger is $2.52. It is down 3.5% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $2.49 to $2.68.
What is the cheapest printing of Mysterious Stranger?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Fallout at $0.29 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Mysterious Stranger?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Fallout at $24.18 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Mysterious Stranger are there?
Mysterious Stranger has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Mysterious Stranger first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PIP #334, released 2024-03-08.
Is there a foil version of Mysterious Stranger?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $3.38 versus $2.52 for nonfoil, which is 34% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Mysterious Stranger legal in Commander?
Yes, Mysterious Stranger is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Mysterious Stranger legal in Modern?
Mysterious Stranger is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.