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Archivist's Near Mint price is up 5.1% ($0.02) over the past 30 days.
Fresh· Updated Nov 3, 2026
Card Details
TypeCreature — Human Wizard
Mana Cost2UU
P/T1/1
ArtistDonato Giancola
Card Text{T}: Draw a card.
"Words—so innocent and powerless are they, as standing in a dictionary; how potent for good and evil they become to one who knows how to combine them!"
—Nathaniel Hawthorne
Format Legality
ModernCommanderLegacyVintage
inkwell Fair Value™?· NM
$0.41
moderate
$0.36$0.49
Condition?
7 printings — select edition
Confidencehigh
Prices as ofNov 3
Normal—
Cheapest printing$0.30
Why This Price
inkwell Estimate
Fair Value$0.41
Movement
7D Change+7.9% (+$0.03)
30D Change+5.1% (+$0.02)
Freshness
Prices as ofNov 3
Update cadenceDaily
Inkwell Fair Value$0.41
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More from Eighth Edition
See all cards →- How much is Archivist worth?
- The current Near Mint price for Archivist from Eighth Edition (Magic: The Gathering) is $0.41. It has increased 7.9% over the past 7 days.
- What set is Archivist from?
- Archivist is from the Eighth Edition set, released July 2003. It is a rare in Magic: The Gathering.
- What rarity is Archivist?
- Archivist is a rare card from Eighth Edition in Magic: The Gathering.
- How has the price of Archivist changed over the past 30 days?
- Over the past 30 days, the Near Mint price of Archivist has risen 5.1% ($0.02) to $0.41.
- How many printings of Archivist exist?
- Archivist has 7 printings across different Magic: The Gathering sets. The cheapest printing is $0.30 from Ninth Edition.




