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Whir of Invention SPG 0086 · mythic

Whir of Invention · {X}{U}{U}{U} · Instant · Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Whir of Invention · {X}{U}{U}{U} · Instant · Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Price
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Win rate
46.7% GIH 135 instances · Premier Draft
Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 63 wins in 135 card-in-hand instances.

135 distinct games · 59 distinct drafts · games recorded Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025.

17Lands file dated Mar 23, 2025 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗

Draft data

46.7%when drawn (GIH) · ◌

−8.2 pp vs 54.9% average · 135 instances

Premier Draft · Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025 · average from 857,667 games

#250 of 255 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 5.1 on average (3,911 packs).

37 of 39 blue cards · 3 of 3 blue mythic cards.

Taken at pick7.7452 picks
Makes the deck12.6%452 picks with known usage
When played45.8%260.5 matchesBenched 53.4%
1,921.5 matches
When drawn46.7%135 instances

Pick and maindeck observations: Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.

○ Opening hand 52.4% · 42 instances
● Drawn later 44.1% · 93 instances

In hand 46.7% · 135 instances
Unseen in deck 46.7% · 184 instances
−0.1 percentage points when drawn

Compared with blue cards

Win rate when drawn46.7%135 instances37 of 39
Opening hand52.4%42 instancesUnder 100
Drawn later44.1%93 instancesUnder 100
In the deck46.9%320 instances38 of 39
Without seeing it46.7%184 instances38 of 39
Improvement when drawn−0.1 pp135 instances / 184 instances33 of 39
When benched53.4%1,921.5 matches39 of 39
Makes the deck12.6%452 picks with known usage36 of 39
Pick (last seen)5.13,911 packs20 of 39
Taken at7.7452 picks23 of 39

Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.

Best decks for it

no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum

Artifact Value WU53.7%41 instances · under 100Artifact Bleeder UB52.6%19 instances · under 100Discard Aggro UR20.0%5 instances · under 100

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (46.7% · 135 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.

Usually played with

Deck co-occurrence; not evidence of synergy.

Guidelight Optimizer165 games with both in the deckHulldrifter158 games with both in the deckFlood the Engine123 games with both in the deck
How to read this

Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.

At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.

Where it sits in the set

Above 2% of 255 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.

30% or lowerWin rate94% or higher

17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025

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Prices

SPG 0086 · Special Guests · BorderlessListings ↗
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NonfoilPlay Booster$8.91
FoilSee distribution below$14.28

How to get it

This printing is a promo, accessory or reference card. No booster chance is claimed; check its listed product or source.

Wizards · Collecting Aetherdrift ↗ · Oct 29, 2026

Details & sources

Legal in
Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
Illustration
Brian Chippendale, SPG 86 · Scryfall ↗
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Sources
Wizards · Collecting Aetherdrift · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
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