Gitaxian Probe

Mana cost

Mana value1TypeSorcery Color identity

Blue RarityCommon SetNew Phyrexia (NPH) ArtistChippy Price€3.60 · foil €16.64 · $2.81

About this card

Gitaxian Probe is a sorcery card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 1 (color identity: blue). First printed in New Phyrexia (2011); 5 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: card draw. It is one of the 1,000 most played cards in Commander (EDHREC rank 529). Legal in Commander. Restricted in Vintage (one copy only). Banned in Modern, Legacy and Pauper. Cheapest printing: €3.58 (New Phyrexia); most expensive: €14.88 (Secret Lair Drop).

Gitaxian Probe

Sorcery

(

can be paid with either

or 2 life.)
Look at target player's hand.
Draw a card.

"My flesh holds no secrets, monster. The spirit of Mirrodin will fight on." —Vy Covalt, Mirran resistance

Name in each language

FrançaisSonde gitaxienneEnglishGitaxian ProbeEspañolSonda gitáxicaDeutschGitaxianer-SondeItalianoSonda GitaxianPortuguêsSonda Gitaxiana日本語ギタクシア派の調査

Legality

CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernBannedLegacyBannedVintageRestrictedPauperBannedBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulNot legal

Rulings

2011-06-01
A card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.

2011-06-01
To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.

2011-06-01
As you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.

2011-06-01
If you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.

2011-06-01
Phyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't produce Phyrexian mana.

2011-06-01
The targeted player may have no cards in their hand. You'll still draw a card.