MagicField guides
‹ Cards
161 of 349

Whiskerquill Scribe BLB 0161 · common

Whiskerquill Scribe · {1}{R} · Creature — Mouse Citizen · Valiant — Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability you control for the first time each turn, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card. · Power / toughness: 2/2 · "Unneeded words are like dandelion seeds—cast adrift at the slightest whiff of scrutiny, only to find purchase and thrive where you least expect." —Myrtle, Valley scribe

Whiskerquill Scribe · {1}{R} · Creature — Mouse Citizen · Valiant — Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability you control for the first time each turn, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card. · Power / toughness: 2/2 · "Unneeded words are like dandelion seeds—cast adrift at the slightest whiff of scrutiny, only to find purchase and thrive where you least expect." —Myrtle, Valley scribe

Price
from $0.201 printing
Win rate
51.9% GIH 45,560 instances · Premier Draft
Jul 30–Sep 3, 2024 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 23,628 wins in 45,560 card-in-hand instances.

40,151 distinct games · 14,056 distinct drafts · games recorded Jul 30–Sep 3, 2024.

17Lands file dated Sep 6, 2024 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗

Draft data

51.9%when drawn (GIH)

−2.7 pp vs 54.6% average · 45,560 instances

Premier Draft · Jul 30–Sep 3, 2024 · average from 931,230 games

#227 of 258 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 6.8 on average (327,168 packs).

30 of 42 red cards · 9 of 13 red common cards.

Taken at pick9.642,568 picks
Makes the deck44.3%42,568 picks with known usage
When played54.0%102,164.5 matchesBenched 54.5%
115,413.5 matches
When drawn51.9%45,560 instances

Pick and maindeck observations: Jul 30–Sep 3, 2024. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.

○ Opening hand 53.4% · 20,855 instances
● Drawn later 50.5% · 24,705 instances

In hand 51.9% · 45,560 instances
Unseen in deck 55.2% · 72,226 instances
−3.3 percentage points when drawn

Compared with red cards

Win rate when drawn51.9%45,560 instances30 of 42
Opening hand53.4%20,855 instances17 of 41
Drawn later50.5%24,705 instances32 of 42
In the deck53.9%117,863 instances16 of 42
Without seeing it55.2%72,226 instances2 of 42
Improvement when drawn−3.3 pp45,560 instances / 72,226 instances38 of 42
When benched54.5%115,413.5 matches17 of 42
Makes the deck44.3%42,568 picks with known usage27 of 42
Pick (last seen)6.8327,168 packs39 of 42
Taken at9.642,568 picks37 of 42

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

Mousefolk RW52.8%20,353 instancesLizardfolk BR52.3%5,468 instancesRaccoonfolk RG51.2%3,462 instancesOtterfolk UR51.2%1,213 instances

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (51.9% · 45,560 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.

Best with

Adjusted associations, ranked by confidence.

Mabel, Heir to Cragflame+3.8 pp15,937 games with both in the deck · 3,107 both drawnByway Barterer+4.2 pp10,371 games with both in the deck · 2,061 both drawn
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 12% of 258 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.

30% or lowerWin rate94% or higher

17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Jul 30–Sep 3, 2024

Collect

1 printingScryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25Pack odds →

Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.

Prices

BLB 0161 · Regular printingListings ↗
FinishFound inPrice
NonfoilPlay Booster · Value Booster$0.20
FoilCollector Booster · Play Booster · Value Booster$0.23

Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 16 packs (6.17%) · 53.4% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Foil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 140 packs (0.72%) · 22.8% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 11 packs (8.85%) · 96.4% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Foil in a value · Modeled · About 1 in 351 packs (0.29%) · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a value · Modeled · About 1 in 22 packs (4.54%) · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

How to pull it

Official rates for the whole category, not this card.

BoosterSlotPer packCategory
Play BoosterCommons100% per positionCommons
Play BoosterCommon or bonus-sheet replacement98.5%Common
Play BoosterWildcard of any rarity100%Wildcard of any rarity
Play BoosterTraditional foil of any rarity100%Traditional foil of any rarity
Collector BoosterTraditional foil commons100% per positionTraditional foil commons

Wizards · Collecting Bloomburrow ↗ · Oct 29, 2026

Details & sources

Legal in
Standard · Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Pauper · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
Illustration
Matt Stewart, BLB 161 · Scryfall ↗
More like this
Regular printing printings →
Sources
Wizards · Collecting Bloomburrow · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗