Manic Scribe
SOIShadows over Innistrad/#73/2016Uncommon
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.39
Cardmarket€0.17
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.33
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.04
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.39High $0.39Low $0.35▲ 11.4%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.33TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 6.5%30d▲ 6.5%90d▼ 5.7%
90d high
$0.36
90d low
$0.30
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.33
Shadows over Innistrad
- Up 6.5% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 8% below its 90 day high of $0.36.
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 503% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Human Wizard
When this creature enters, each opponent mills three cards.
Delirium — At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, that player mills three cards.
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Keywords
DeliriumMill
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (6)
wotc8 Apr 2016
The upkeep step is before the draw step, after the untap step. Manic Scribe's delirium ability mills an opponent's library before that player draws a card during their draw step.
wotc8 Apr 2016
In some rare cases, you can have a token or a copy of a spell in your graveyard at the moment that an object's delirium ability counts the card types among cards in your graveyard, before that token or copy ceases to exist. Because tokens and copies of spells are not cards, even if they are copies of cards, their types will never be counted.
wotc8 Apr 2016
The number of card types matters, not the number of cards. For example, Wicker Witch (an artifact creature) along with Catalog (an instant) and Chaplain's Blessing (a sorcery) will enable delirium.
wotc8 Apr 2016
Most triggered delirium abilities use an intervening "if" clause. There must be four or more card types among cards in your graveyard in order for these abilities to trigger, otherwise they never trigger at all. There's no way to have the ability trigger if there aren't enough card types, even if you intend to raise that number in response to the triggered ability. The number of card types is checked again as the trigger resolves, and if it has become too low somehow, the ability does nothing. If which card types are in your graveyard changes but the quantity of card types stays the same (or increases), then the delirium triggered ability will still resolve.
wotc8 Apr 2016
The card types in Magic are artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, instant, kindred, land, planeswalker, and sorcery. Supertypes (such as legendary and basic) and subtypes (such as Human and Equipment) are not counted.
wotc8 Apr 2016
Because you consider only the characteristics of a double-faced card's front face while it's not on the battlefield, the types of its back face won't be counted for delirium.
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About this card
Manic Scribe
Manic Scribe is a Creature — Human Wizard, with mana cost {1}{U} (mana value 2).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.33 (up 6.5% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Manic Scribe FAQ
How much is Manic Scribe worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Manic Scribe is $0.33. It is up 6.5% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.30 to $0.36.
What is the cheapest printing of Manic Scribe?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Shadows over Innistrad at $0.33 on TCGplayer.
What set was Manic Scribe first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from SOI #73, released 2016-04-08.
Is there a foil version of Manic Scribe?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $1.99 versus $0.33 for nonfoil, which is 503% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Manic Scribe legal in Commander?
Yes, Manic Scribe is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Manic Scribe legal in Modern?
Yes, Manic Scribe is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Manic Scribe legal in Standard?
Manic Scribe is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Manic Scribe do?
Manic Scribe is a Creature — Human Wizard with mana cost {1}{U}. Its Oracle text reads: "When this creature enters, each opponent mills three cards. Delirium — At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, that player mills three cards.".








