Richard Garfield, Ph.D. Price
5 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2004
Richard Garfield, Ph.D. has been printed 5 times across 4 sets, first in 2004 and most recently in 2022. Right now the cheapest printing is Unsanctioned #26 at $0.38, while the most expensive is Unhinged #44â at $340.00 — about 895× more. The median across 5 priced printings is $1.78. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 5x historically, most recently in 2022 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.
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Every Richard Garfield, Ph.D. Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsanctioned #26 (R) Cheapest | 2020 | $0.38 | $0.09 |
| The List (Unfinity Foil Edition) #17 (R) Foil | 2022 | $0.74 | — |
| 30th Anniversary Misc Promos #1â (R) | 2022 | $1.78 | $0.72 |
| Unhinged #44 (R) | 2004 | $9.52 | $1.50 |
| Unhinged #44â (R) Foil | 2004 | $340.00 | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Not legal in any tracked constructed format.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
6 PrecedentsBy default, you are limited to cards legal in the format youâre playing. If youâre playing Draft or Sealed Deck, you can name any card available in the format youâre playing. If youâre playing with Unsanctioned decks, anything goes. Discuss with your playgroup if youâd prefer to modify or eliminate these limitations.
Playing cards as though they were other cards is optional.
Richard Garfield, Ph.D. essentially makes you play a variant of the Magic game called âMental Magic.â Hereâs how the game works. Whenever you cast a spell, you reveal the card to all players and choose any other card (see below for the cards that you can use) that has that cardâs mana cost. (Note that color very much does matter.) That spell can then be cast as though it was the chosen card. You arenât allowed to choose the same card twice.
The same is true if Richard Garfield, Ph.D. changes controllers. If you play a Savannah Lions as Swords to Plowshares, then an opponent gains control of Richard Garfield, Ph.D., that player can then do the same.
If more than one player controls a Richard Garfield, Ph.D., the cards one player plays has no effect on the other players. For example, each player could play Savannah Lions as a Swords to Plowshares this way.
Each Richard tracks its own list of played cards. If one leaves the battlefield and another enters, cards previously played under the first Richard are available once again.