---
name: "Mercurial Chemister"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "C20"
set_name: "Commander 2020"
collector_number: "221"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Wesley Burt"
oracle_id: "4243baf6-9ac2-4f87-988d-3ebf5e177f3b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mercurial-chemister-c20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mercurial Chemister
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
{U}, {T}: Draw two cards.
{R}, {T}, Discard a card: This creature deals damage to target creature equal to the discarded card's mana value.

> *Was manche für Unaufmerksamkeit halten, ist in Wirklichkeit das Ergründen des Unergründlichen.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Krovikan Sorcerer](/printing/krovikan-sorcerer-vma.md) — Creature — Human Wizard Sorcerer
4. [Research Assistant](/printing/research-assistant-m15.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2020 (C20) #221
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Wesley Burt
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

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