---
name: "Ian Malcolm, Chaotician"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Scientist"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "REX"
set_name: "Jurassic World Collection"
collector_number: "13"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Caio Monteiro"
oracle_id: "57ff1665-0a7b-4d98-bd8f-cc07cf04f701"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ian-malcolm-chaotician-rex"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
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.

> *„Sie haben doch von der Chaostheorie gehört?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ignis Scientia](/printing/ignis-scientia-fin.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
2. [Eruth, Tormented Prophet](/printing/eruth-tormented-prophet-vow.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Jon Irenicus, the Exile](/printing/jon-irenicus-the-exile-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Elf Wizard
4. [Richard Garfield, Ph.D.](/printing/richard-garfield-phd-unh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Designer
5. [Reckless Scholar](/printing/reckless-scholar-cns.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Yasmin Khan](/printing/yasmin-khan-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Detective

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jurassic World Collection (REX) #13
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Caio Monteiro
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`