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Gitaxian Probe
Oracle Text
({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)
Look at target player's hand.
Draw a card.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Gitaxian Probe feels like a tiny, invasive Phyrexian eye: it lets you peek at an opponent’s hand and replace itself, so it’s tailor-made for tempo and combo builds that prize information and preserving mana. The Phyrexian payment lets you “pay” with life to keep mana available for threats, counters, or a fast combo turn, while the card-draw fuels graveyard strategies like delve and Snapcaster recursion. Practical builds squeeze maximum value from Probe by pairing it with Storm (life payments add to storm count), Delver/Prowess shells (free cantrips that leave mana open), or graveyard payoffs such as Treasure Cruise and Snapcaster Mage. Deckbuilding tip: include extra cheap interaction and a few life-buffering sources or ways to leverage life as a resource, and consider full playsets early in a list where information tempo matters—Probe turns mulligans, sequencing, and read-based plays into decisive edges. Use it as one of your cheapest, highest-precision tools for turning knowledge into tempo.
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Character Background
Gitaxian Probe feels like a tiny, invasive Phyrexian eye: it lets you peek at an opponent’s hand and replace itself, so it’s tailor-made for tempo and combo builds that prize information and preserving mana. The Phyrexian payment lets you “pay” with life to keep mana available for threats, counters, or a fast combo turn, while the card-draw fuels graveyard strategies like delve and Snapcaster recursion. Practical builds squeeze maximum value from Probe by pairing it with Storm (life payments add to storm count), Delver/Prowess shells (free cantrips that leave mana open), or graveyard payoffs such as Treasure Cruise and Snapcaster Mage. Deckbuilding tip: include extra cheap interaction and a few life-buffering sources or ways to leverage life as a resource, and consider full playsets early in a list where information tempo matters—Probe turns mulligans, sequencing, and read-based plays into decisive edges. Use it as one of your cheapest, highest-precision tools for turning knowledge into tempo.
Generated using gpt-5-mini · Updated at 2026-05-16 11:20:44 UTC