Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Volatile Wanderglyph
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan · #172 · common · 2023
Artifact Creature — Golem
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Market reference
$0.22
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 172 / 416
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Slawomir Maniak
- Colors
- R
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2023-11-17
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature
- Power / Toughness
- 2 / 2
Also does
Strategy & play
How Volatile Wanderglyph plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Volatile Wanderglyph
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Slawomir Maniak
This card was illustrated by Slawomir Maniak.
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{R}
Type: Artifact Creature — Golem
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
"Touched eons ago by Ojer Axonil's flaming macuahuitl, it still burns with his boundless fury."
P/T: 2/2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.22 |
| USD (foil) | $0.17 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.10 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.10 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Volatile Wanderglyph is real?
Volatile Wanderglyph is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Volatile Wanderglyph worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Volatile Wanderglyph is $0.22; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Volatile Wanderglyph from?
Volatile Wanderglyph is from the Magic: The Gathering set "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan" in the expansion series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Volatile Wanderglyph?
Volatile Wanderglyph is a common card in the The Lost Caverns of Ixalan set.
