Statistics don't lie

Didn't you know? They have drop rate protection after 50 rows you get a legendary spell

Fling an ice bolt at it from afar, 9/10 mimics will react upon being attacked!

It's worth it, if the worst that can happen is that your hair gets frizzy.

Super Rare Magic vol XXIII, featuring such spells as:

• fingernail cleaning
• restoration of dogeared page corners
• silent fart

kick it first

1977, editing the Monster Manual first draft: "Gary, the Mimic is Rare? - dude, homebrew DMs are gonna put 'em all over the place!"