SORCERY
Gitaxian Probe
( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
Look at target player's hand.
Draw a card.
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Comments & Rulings · 9
- Wizards of the Coast2011-06-01 · official rulingTo calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.
- Wizards of the Coast2011-06-01 · official rulingThe targeted player may have no cards in their hand. You'll still draw a card.
- Wizards of the Coast2011-06-01 · official rulingPhyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't produce Phyrexian mana.
- Wizards of the Coast2011-06-01 · official rulingIf you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.
- Wizards of the Coast2011-06-01 · official rulingA card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.
- Wizards of the Coast2011-06-01 · official rulingAs you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.
- Wizards of the Coast2019-05-20Gitaxian Probe was banned in pauper on May 20, 2019. Gush and Gitaxian Probe allow decks to play fewer lands and replace them with spells, increasing the effectiveness of Augur of Bolas and Delver of Secrets. Daze and Gitaxian Probe tend to lead to less interactive gameplay, fewer shields-down moments, and less bluffing. Therefore, in order to weaken blue tempo decks without impacting the core cantrip-plus-Delver of Secrets gameplay, we are banning Gush, Daze, and Gitaxian Probe in Pauper.Indexed from May 20, 2019 Banned and Restricted Announcement.
- Gitaxian Probe was banned in legacy on July 2, 2018. Gitaxian Probe is a subtle but powerful card that has previously been banned in Modern and restricted in Vintage. Gitaxian Probe adds significant power to these decks and others by quickly filling the graveyard and counting toward abilities that require casting spells or drawing cards, without requiring mana investment. Because of the negative influence Gitaxian Probe has on gameplay as a free spell and low-cost information advantage, we prefer to remove it from the format rather than needing to weaken the strategies it facilitates in other ways.Indexed from July 2, 2018 Banned and Restricted Announcement.
- Gitaxian Probe was restricted in vintage on April 24, 2017. The primary issue seems to revolve around the prevalence of free draw spells for the Mentor deck that let it churn through its library for no mana while creating an abundance of tokens. We believe by removing these free draw spells—and the perfect information that comes with Gitaxian Probe—we will significantly weaken Monastery Mentor–based strategies.Indexed from April 24, 2017, Banned and Restricted Announcement.