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Madcap Experiment, art by Joseph Meehan
Art by Joseph Meehan · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Madcap Experiment

{3}{R} · Sorcery

Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal an artifact card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Madcap Experiment deals damage to you equal to the number of cards revealed this way.

Rulings (4)

Sep 20, 2016 · Once Madcap Experiment begins resolving, no player may take any actions other than those specified by Madcap Experiment until it's done resolving.

Sep 20, 2016 · Any abilities that trigger as the artifact enters the battlefield aren't put onto the stack until Madcap Experiment is done resolving.

Sep 20, 2016 · The number of cards revealed this way includes the artifact card you put onto the battlefield.

Sep 20, 2016 · If you don't reveal an artifact card, you'll randomize your library and be dealt damage equal to the number of cards in your library.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Modern

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=354 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
EldraziModern0.3%354
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Madcap Experiment — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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