Maralen of the Mornsong 
Legendary Creature — Elf Wizard2/3
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Creature — Elf Wizard
Players can't draw cards. At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player loses 3 life, searches their library for a card, puts it into their hand, then shuffles.
Printing details
- Set
- MOR · 65
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Released
- 2008-02-01
- Prices
- €6.85 · $31.03
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2026 | €7.23 | €16.27 |
| October 28, 2026 | €6.85 | €16.27 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €3.00 trend €7.23 30-day avg €12.64 | low €21.45 trend €49.58 30-day avg €40.73 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €16.27 with Zero from €16.27 | NM from €82.23 with Zero from €82.23 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €5.19 | NM from €82.23 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 30, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 30, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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Maralen prevents players from drawing cards for any reason, including as a cost, as an effect, and as a result of the “draw a card” turn-based action during the draw step.
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While Maralen is on the battlefield, no player can lose the game due to being instructed to draw a card with an empty library.
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While Maralen is on the battlefield, a player can’t choose to draw cards (or choose to have another player draw cards) as a spell or ability resolves. For example, if you cast the Development side of Research // Development (“Put a 3/1 red Elemental creature token onto the battlefield unless any opponent lets you draw a card. Repeat this process two more times.”), you’ll put three Elemental tokens onto the battlefield because your opponents can’t “let you draw a card.”
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The effect of the triggered ability is mandatory. The life loss isn’t a payment; you’ll lose 3 life even if you have 3 or less life left. Unless your library is empty, you must put a card from your library into your hand.
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While Maralen is on the battlefield, replacement effects that instruct a player to do something instead of drawing a card won’t work.
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In a Two-Headed Giant game, Maralen’s triggered ability will trigger twice per draw step (once for each player on the active team). Maralen’s controller chooses the order to put the abilities on the stack.