Art by Caio Monteiro
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
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.
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Most Played With Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (207)
Sol Ring
88% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
85% of decks · $0.49
Thought Vessel
68% of decks
Izzet Signet
58% of decks · $0.23
Red Death, Shipwrecker
56% of decks · $0.34
Burning Inquiry
56% of decks · $3.65
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
55% of decks · $6.90
Scrawling Crawler
54% of decks · $6.60
Talisman of Creativity
53% of decks · $0.52
Humble Defector
53% of decks · $0.30
Memory Worm
52% of decks · $0.33
Etali, Primal Storm
49% of decks · $0.65
Plargg and Nassari
47% of decks · $0.34
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
46% of decks · $2.29
Teferi's Puzzle Box
46% of decks · $17.91
Blasphemous Act
46% of decks · $0.88
Perplexing Chimera
45% of decks · $1.60
Invert Polarity
44% of decks · $0.56
Guff Rewrites History
44% of decks · $3.06
Possibility Storm
43% of decks · $1.89
Counterspell
43% of decks · $4.28
Minds Aglow
43% of decks · $1.42
Folio of Fancies
42% of decks · $2.78
Faerie Mastermind
42% of decks · $11.66
Tempt with Mayhem
41% of decks · $1.19
Forced Fruition
41% of decks · $9.92
Wild Magic Surge
40% of decks · $1.21
Nalfeshnee
39% of decks · $9.02
Hive Mind
39% of decks · $8.69
Homunculus Horde
39% of decks · $1.11
Propaganda
37% of decks · $2.22
Fellwar Stone
36% of decks
Warp World
35% of decks · $2.46
Powerbalance
35% of decks · $0.34
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
34% of decks · $8.65
Font of Mythos
34% of decks · $14.76
Chaos Mutation
34% of decks · $0.73
Winds of Change
33% of decks
Neera, Wild Mage
33% of decks · $0.30
Decanter of Endless Water
33% of decks · $5.27
The Locust God
32% of decks · $7.42
Mizzix, Replica Rider
32% of decks · $2.94
Ensnared by the Mara
32% of decks · $7.81
Scrambleverse
32% of decks · $1.82
Passionate Archaeologist
31% of decks · $16.15
Psychosis Crawler
31% of decks · $2.43
Razorkin Needlehead
30% of decks · $5.40
Thieves' Auction
30% of decks · $4.22
Prosperity
29% of decks · $9.39
Knowledge Pool
28% of decks · $1.04
Magus of the Wheel
28% of decks · $1.37
Sage of the Beyond
27% of decks · $2.40
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
27% of decks · $5.18
Mana Flare
27% of decks
Mind Stone
27% of decks
Krang, the All-Powerful
27% of decks · $0.38
Jace's Archivist
27% of decks · $7.85
Jace Beleren
27% of decks · $2.54
Words of Wisdom
27% of decks · $0.78
Aetherize
26% of decks · $0.49
Confusion in the Ranks
25% of decks · $15.12
The Lost and the Damned
24% of decks · $3.61
Wrong Turn
24% of decks · $0.43
Fortune Teller's Talent
23% of decks · $0.62
Chaos Wand
22% of decks · $0.41
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
22% of decks · $0.59
Dream Fracture
22% of decks · $0.17
Tibalt's Trickery
22% of decks · $10.50
Role Reversal
21% of decks · $0.33
Ghostly Pilferer
21% of decks · $2.79
Helm of Awakening
20% of decks · $3.63
Grip of Chaos
20% of decks · $4.51
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20% of decks · $3.16
Party Thrasher
20% of decks · $0.64
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
20% of decks
Jeska's Will
20% of decks · $41.42
Lightning Greaves
19% of decks · $4.00
Chasm Skulker
19% of decks · $0.83
River Song's Diary
19% of decks · $0.56
Mana Geyser
19% of decks · $1.24
Wild Evocation
19% of decks · $1.25
Keeper of Secrets
18% of decks · $9.94
Prisoner's Dilemma
18% of decks · $5.90
Pongify
18% of decks · $3.12
Wand of Wonder
18% of decks · $1.90
Eye of the Storm
17% of decks · $1.30
Laboratory Maniac
17% of decks · $2.25
Long River's Pull
17% of decks · $0.32
Wheel of Misfortune
17% of decks · $7.92
Cyclonic Rift
17% of decks · $39.16
Disrupt Decorum
17% of decks · $4.34
Goblin Electromancer
16% of decks · $0.29
Brainstorm
16% of decks · $0.57
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
15% of decks · $1.60
Anvil of Bogardan
15% of decks · $47.42
Swiftfoot Boots
15% of decks
Molten Psyche
15% of decks · $4.54
Prismari Command
15% of decks · $0.32
Negate
14% of decks · $0.24
Midnight Clock
14% of decks · $0.57
Commander's Sphere
14% of decks · $0.34
Cutthroat Negotiator
14% of decks · $0.39
Vandalblast
14% of decks · $1.70
Wash Away
14% of decks · $0.47
Well of Ideas
14% of decks · $2.23
Chef's Kiss
14% of decks · $0.36
Khârn the Betrayer
14% of decks · $6.87
Descent into Avernus
14% of decks · $13.20
Mischievous Mystic
14% of decks · $0.27
Deflecting Swat
13% of decks · $72.64
Mind's Dilation
13% of decks · $4.94
Braids, Conjurer Adept
13% of decks · $0.40
Treasure Nabber
13% of decks · $2.54
Cerebral Vortex
13% of decks · $1.18
Solemn Simulacrum
13% of decks · $0.34
Reins of Power
13% of decks · $1.85
Coveted Jewel
12% of decks · $0.29
Thran Dynamo
12% of decks · $4.43
Rhystic Study
12% of decks · $69.59
Ominous Seas
12% of decks · $1.66
Whims of the Fates
12% of decks · $0.23
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12% of decks · $9.01
Wizard Class
11% of decks · $3.12
Wheel of Fortune
11% of decks
Shifting Grift
11% of decks · $0.31
Gamble
11% of decks · $18.85
Game of Chaos
11% of decks · $15.60
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
10% of decks · $1.58
Ponder
10% of decks · $3.58
Narset's Reversal
10% of decks · $2.81
Stolen Strategy
10% of decks · $0.39
Resonating Lute
9% of decks · $1.18
Stitch in Time
9% of decks · $1.45
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
9% of decks · $1.18
Curse of Verbosity
9% of decks · $0.85
Sink into Stupor
9% of decks
Rapid Hybridization
9% of decks · $0.78
Cursed Mirror
9% of decks · $0.30
Frantic Search
9% of decks · $2.13
Lavaleaper
9% of decks · $0.37
Wandering Archaic
9% of decks
Balor
9% of decks · $4.49
Shared Fate
9% of decks · $0.60
Mana Drain
9% of decks · $56.89
Skyscribing
8% of decks · $0.57
Reality Shift
8% of decks · $0.35
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
8% of decks · $0.34
Ghirapur Orrery
8% of decks · $0.36
Wildfire Devils
8% of decks · $0.35
Insurrection
8% of decks · $15.55
Wayfarer's Bauble
8% of decks · $5.61
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8% of decks · $1.11
Chaotic Transformation
8% of decks · $0.26
Fierce Guardianship
8% of decks · $63.65
Order of Succession
8% of decks · $0.47
Triple Triad
8% of decks · $0.39
Illicit Auction
8% of decks · $5.16
Planar Chaos
8% of decks · $2.30
Dack Fayden
8% of decks · $7.83
Zoyowa's Justice
8% of decks · $0.28
Wheel of Fate
8% of decks · $2.99
Fascination
7% of decks · $0.29
Reforge the Soul
7% of decks · $6.18
Irencrag Pyromancer
7% of decks · $0.35
Struggle for Project Purity
7% of decks · $4.32
Interdimensional Web Watch
7% of decks · $0.37
Improbable Alliance
7% of decks · $0.34
Crawlspace
7% of decks · $8.71
Sudden Substitution
7% of decks · $7.10
Spider-Verse
7% of decks · $0.86
Evacuation
7% of decks · $0.29
Hithlain Rope
7% of decks · $0.50
Wild Ricochet
7% of decks · $0.36
Seething Song
7% of decks · $11.52
Tempting Contract
7% of decks · $10.17
Improvisation Capstone
7% of decks · $10.20
Sky Diamond
6% of decks · $0.25
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6% of decks · $11.04
Opt
6% of decks · $0.27
Timesifter
6% of decks · $2.64
Coveted Falcon
6% of decks · $0.28
Fire Diamond
6% of decks · $0.39
Swan Song
6% of decks · $10.60
Day's Undoing
6% of decks · $1.42
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
6% of decks · $3.14
Return the Favor
6% of decks · $1.08
Transforming Flourish
6% of decks · $0.22
Emberwilde Captain
6% of decks · $1.57
Faithless Looting
6% of decks · $0.39
River Song
6% of decks · $0.35
Remand
6% of decks · $0.37
Risky Move
6% of decks · $1.22
Weftwalking
6% of decks · $0.39
Bender's Waterskin
6% of decks · $0.89
Wheel and Deal
6% of decks · $16.11
Preordain
6% of decks · $0.87
Over the Top
6% of decks · $0.25
Misleading Signpost
5% of decks
Time Reversal
5% of decks · $2.44
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5% of decks · $3.98
Gilded Lotus
5% of decks · $0.54
Game Plan
5% of decks · $0.54
Mirrorform
5% of decks · $2.33
Goblin Game
5% of decks · $1.84
Lightning Bolt
5% of decks · $0.87
Curse of Echoes
5% of decks · $0.55
Chimil, the Inner Sun
5% of decks · $7.85
New Cards
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
7% of decks · $6.94
Itazura, Lingering Wick
6% of decks
Wizard's Staff
5% of decks · $3.00
Jabs, Mistress of Mockery
4% of decks
Geist of Saint Thalia
3% of decks · $0.74
Creatures (50)
Red Death, Shipwrecker
56% of decks · $0.34
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
55% of decks · $6.90
Scrawling Crawler
54% of decks · $6.60
Humble Defector
53% of decks · $0.30
Memory Worm
52% of decks · $0.33
Etali, Primal Storm
49% of decks · $0.65
Plargg and Nassari
47% of decks · $0.34
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
46% of decks · $2.29
Perplexing Chimera
45% of decks · $1.60
Faerie Mastermind
42% of decks · $11.66
Nalfeshnee
39% of decks · $9.02
Homunculus Horde
39% of decks · $1.11
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
34% of decks · $8.65
Neera, Wild Mage
33% of decks · $0.30
The Locust God
32% of decks · $7.42
Mizzix, Replica Rider
32% of decks · $2.94
Psychosis Crawler
31% of decks · $2.43
Razorkin Needlehead
30% of decks · $5.40
Magus of the Wheel
28% of decks · $1.37
Sage of the Beyond
27% of decks · $2.40
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
27% of decks · $5.18
Krang, the All-Powerful
27% of decks · $0.38
Jace's Archivist
27% of decks · $7.85
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
22% of decks · $0.59
Ghostly Pilferer
21% of decks · $2.79
Party Thrasher
20% of decks · $0.64
Chasm Skulker
19% of decks · $0.83
Keeper of Secrets
18% of decks · $9.94
Laboratory Maniac
17% of decks · $2.25
Goblin Electromancer
16% of decks · $0.29
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
15% of decks · $1.60
Cutthroat Negotiator
14% of decks · $0.39
Khârn the Betrayer
14% of decks · $6.87
Mischievous Mystic
14% of decks · $0.27
Braids, Conjurer Adept
13% of decks · $0.40
Treasure Nabber
13% of decks · $2.54
Solemn Simulacrum
13% of decks · $0.34
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12% of decks · $9.01
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
10% of decks · $1.58
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
9% of decks · $1.18
Lavaleaper
9% of decks · $0.37
Wandering Archaic
9% of decks
Balor
9% of decks · $4.49
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
8% of decks · $0.34
Wildfire Devils
8% of decks · $0.35
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8% of decks · $1.11
Irencrag Pyromancer
7% of decks · $0.35
Coveted Falcon
6% of decks · $0.28
Emberwilde Captain
6% of decks · $1.57
River Song
6% of decks · $0.35
Instants (43)
Invert Polarity
44% of decks · $0.56
Guff Rewrites History
44% of decks · $3.06
Counterspell
43% of decks · $4.28
Tempt with Mayhem
41% of decks · $1.19
Wild Magic Surge
40% of decks · $1.21
Chaos Mutation
34% of decks · $0.73
Words of Wisdom
27% of decks · $0.78
Aetherize
26% of decks · $0.49
Wrong Turn
24% of decks · $0.43
Dream Fracture
22% of decks · $0.17
Tibalt's Trickery
22% of decks · $10.50
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20% of decks · $3.16
Pongify
18% of decks · $3.12
Long River's Pull
17% of decks · $0.32
Cyclonic Rift
17% of decks · $39.16
Brainstorm
16% of decks · $0.57
Prismari Command
15% of decks · $0.32
Negate
14% of decks · $0.24
Wash Away
14% of decks · $0.47
Chef's Kiss
14% of decks · $0.36
Deflecting Swat
13% of decks · $72.64
Cerebral Vortex
13% of decks · $1.18
Reins of Power
13% of decks · $1.85
Narset's Reversal
10% of decks · $2.81
Sink into Stupor
9% of decks
Rapid Hybridization
9% of decks · $0.78
Frantic Search
9% of decks · $2.13
Mana Drain
9% of decks · $56.89
Reality Shift
8% of decks · $0.35
Fierce Guardianship
8% of decks · $63.65
Zoyowa's Justice
8% of decks · $0.28
Sudden Substitution
7% of decks · $7.10
Evacuation
7% of decks · $0.29
Wild Ricochet
7% of decks · $0.36
Seething Song
7% of decks · $11.52
Opt
6% of decks · $0.27
Swan Song
6% of decks · $10.60
Return the Favor
6% of decks · $1.08
Transforming Flourish
6% of decks · $0.22
Remand
6% of decks · $0.37
Wheel and Deal
6% of decks · $16.11
Mirrorform
5% of decks · $2.33
Lightning Bolt
5% of decks · $0.87
Sorceries (41)
Burning Inquiry
56% of decks · $3.65
Blasphemous Act
46% of decks · $0.88
Minds Aglow
43% of decks · $1.42
Warp World
35% of decks · $2.46
Winds of Change
33% of decks
Ensnared by the Mara
32% of decks · $7.81
Scrambleverse
32% of decks · $1.82
Thieves' Auction
30% of decks · $4.22
Prosperity
29% of decks · $9.39
Role Reversal
21% of decks · $0.33
Jeska's Will
20% of decks · $41.42
Mana Geyser
19% of decks · $1.24
Prisoner's Dilemma
18% of decks · $5.90
Wheel of Misfortune
17% of decks · $7.92
Disrupt Decorum
17% of decks · $4.34
Molten Psyche
15% of decks · $4.54
Vandalblast
14% of decks · $1.70
Whims of the Fates
12% of decks · $0.23
Wheel of Fortune
11% of decks
Shifting Grift
11% of decks · $0.31
Gamble
11% of decks · $18.85
Game of Chaos
11% of decks · $15.60
Ponder
10% of decks · $3.58
Stitch in Time
9% of decks · $1.45
Skyscribing
8% of decks · $0.57
Insurrection
8% of decks · $15.55
Chaotic Transformation
8% of decks · $0.26
Order of Succession
8% of decks · $0.47
Illicit Auction
8% of decks · $5.16
Wheel of Fate
8% of decks · $2.99
Fascination
7% of decks · $0.29
Reforge the Soul
7% of decks · $6.18
Improvisation Capstone
7% of decks · $10.20
Day's Undoing
6% of decks · $1.42
Faithless Looting
6% of decks · $0.39
Preordain
6% of decks · $0.87
Over the Top
6% of decks · $0.25
Time Reversal
5% of decks · $2.44
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5% of decks · $3.98
Game Plan
5% of decks · $0.54
Goblin Game
5% of decks · $1.84
Utility Artifacts (19)
Teferi's Puzzle Box
46% of decks · $17.91
Folio of Fancies
42% of decks · $2.78
Font of Mythos
34% of decks · $14.76
Knowledge Pool
28% of decks · $1.04
Chaos Wand
22% of decks · $0.41
Helm of Awakening
20% of decks · $3.63
Lightning Greaves
19% of decks · $4.00
River Song's Diary
19% of decks · $0.56
Wand of Wonder
18% of decks · $1.90
Anvil of Bogardan
15% of decks · $47.42
Swiftfoot Boots
15% of decks
Ghirapur Orrery
8% of decks · $0.36
Wayfarer's Bauble
8% of decks · $5.61
Crawlspace
7% of decks · $8.71
Hithlain Rope
7% of decks · $0.50
Tempting Contract
7% of decks · $10.17
Timesifter
6% of decks · $2.64
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
6% of decks · $3.14
Chimil, the Inner Sun
5% of decks · $7.85
Mana Artifacts (20)
Sol Ring
88% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
85% of decks · $0.49
Thought Vessel
68% of decks
Izzet Signet
58% of decks · $0.23
Talisman of Creativity
53% of decks · $0.52
Fellwar Stone
36% of decks
Decanter of Endless Water
33% of decks · $5.27
Mind Stone
27% of decks
Midnight Clock
14% of decks · $0.57
Commander's Sphere
14% of decks · $0.34
Coveted Jewel
12% of decks · $0.29
Thran Dynamo
12% of decks · $4.43
Resonating Lute
9% of decks · $1.18
Cursed Mirror
9% of decks · $0.30
Interdimensional Web Watch
7% of decks · $0.37
Sky Diamond
6% of decks · $0.25
Fire Diamond
6% of decks · $0.39
Bender's Waterskin
6% of decks · $0.89
Misleading Signpost
5% of decks
Gilded Lotus
5% of decks · $0.54
Enchantments (31)
Possibility Storm
43% of decks · $1.89
Forced Fruition
41% of decks · $9.92
Hive Mind
39% of decks · $8.69
Propaganda
37% of decks · $2.22
Powerbalance
35% of decks · $0.34
Passionate Archaeologist
31% of decks · $16.15
Mana Flare
27% of decks
Confusion in the Ranks
25% of decks · $15.12
The Lost and the Damned
24% of decks · $3.61
Fortune Teller's Talent
23% of decks · $0.62
Grip of Chaos
20% of decks · $4.51
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
20% of decks
Wild Evocation
19% of decks · $1.25
Eye of the Storm
17% of decks · $1.30
Well of Ideas
14% of decks · $2.23
Descent into Avernus
14% of decks · $13.20
Mind's Dilation
13% of decks · $4.94
Rhystic Study
12% of decks · $69.59
Ominous Seas
12% of decks · $1.66
Wizard Class
11% of decks · $3.12
Stolen Strategy
10% of decks · $0.39
Curse of Verbosity
9% of decks · $0.85
Shared Fate
9% of decks · $0.60
Triple Triad
8% of decks · $0.39
Planar Chaos
8% of decks · $2.30
Struggle for Project Purity
7% of decks · $4.32
Improbable Alliance
7% of decks · $0.34
Spider-Verse
7% of decks · $0.86
Risky Move
6% of decks · $1.22
Weftwalking
6% of decks · $0.39
Curse of Echoes
5% of decks · $0.55
Planeswalkers (3)
Jace Beleren
27% of decks · $2.54
Dack Fayden
8% of decks · $7.83
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6% of decks · $11.04
Utility Lands (13)
Reliquary Tower
75% of decks
Geier Reach Sanitarium
53% of decks
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
51% of decks
Homeward Path
30% of decks
Mystic Sanctuary
21% of decks
Temple of the False God
15% of decks
Otawara, Soaring City
15% of decks
Maze of Ith
11% of decks
Desolate Lighthouse
10% of decks
Mistrise Village
8% of decks
Restless Spire
6% of decks
Rogue's Passage
6% of decks
Rivendell
6% of decks
Lands (32)
Island
99% of decks
Mountain
98% of decks
Command Tower
89% of decks
Sulfur Falls
75% of decks
Stormcarved Coast
59% of decks
Shivan Reef
56% of decks
Exotic Orchard
50% of decks
Frostboil Snarl
50% of decks
Training Center
49% of decks
Steam Vents
48% of decks
Cascade Bluffs
47% of decks
Temple of Epiphany
45% of decks
Izzet Boilerworks
41% of decks
Scalding Tarn
27% of decks
Riverglide Pathway
27% of decks
Myriad Landscape
24% of decks
Ferrous Lake
24% of decks
Evolving Wilds
22% of decks
Riverpyre Verge
21% of decks
Swiftwater Cliffs
17% of decks
Thundering Falls
17% of decks
Fiery Islet
17% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
15% of decks
Spirebluff Canal
13% of decks
Volcanic Island
13% of decks
Fabled Passage
12% of decks
Molten Tributary
10% of decks
Sink into Stupor
9% of decks
Scorched Geyser
8% of decks
Turbulent Springs
7% of decks
Path of Ancestry
7% of decks
Izzet Guildgate
7% of decks
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