Magic: The Gathering · Prerelease Cards
Monster Manual
French name: Manuel des monstres
Monster Manual (Prerelease Cards 242) has a market price of US$11.58 as of Nov 8, 2026.
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Card details
- Type
- Artifact: Book // Sorcery: Adventure
- Mana cost
- {3}{G} // {2}{G}
- Artist
- David Gaillet
Card text
1G, T: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Zoological Study 2G Sorcery: Adventure Mill five cards, then return a creature card milled this way to your hand. (Then exile this card. You may cast the artifact later from exile.)
Flavour text
The detail really makes the monsters jump off the page.
About this card
Monster Manual is card 242 in Prerelease Cards, a Magic: The Gathering set. Rarity: Rare. Finishes: Foil. Illustrated by David Gaillet. Reference market price on Nov 8, 2026: US$11.58. Over the last 30 days, the Foil price went down 8.4%. Source: TCGplayer market data via tcgcsv.com, updated daily. A reference price is not an offer.