Ian Malcolm, Chaotician 
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist2/2
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
Whenever a player draws their second card each turn, that player exiles the top card of their library. During each player's turn, that player may cast a spell from among the cards they don't own exiled with Ian Malcolm, and mana of any type can be spent to cast it.
Printing details
- Set
- REX · 13
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Caio Monteiro
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Prices
- €3.61 · $5.92
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) |
|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2026 | €3.49 | €7.54 |
| November 1, 2026 | €3.55 | €7.54 |
| October 31, 2026 | €3.61 | €7.60 |
| October 30, 2026 | €3.73 | €7.59 |
| October 29, 2026 | €3.69 | €7.59 |
| October 28, 2026 | €3.80 | €7.26 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €2.25 trend €3.49 30-day avg €4.11 | low €5.00 trend €11.64 30-day avg €7.90 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €7.54 with Zero from €7.54 | NM from €12.57 with Zero from €12.57 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €2.87 | NM from €12.57 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not 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 Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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Players must follow all applicable timing rules for casting spells with the permission granted by Ian Malcolm, Chaotician's last ability. For example, if the spell is a sorcery, it can only be cast during that player's main phase while the stack is empty.
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The six types of mana are white, blue, black, red, green, and colorless. Snow mana is not a type of mana. Ian Malcolm, Chaotician won't let you pay a snow cost using mana produced by a nonsnow source.
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Ian Malcolm, Chaotician's first ability can trigger only once each turn for each player. It doesn't matter if Ian was on the battlefield when the first card was drawn. If you control it when a player draws their second card in a turn, that ability will trigger.