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You choose one opposing player as this card enters, and it only affects that one player. This choice is not changed even if this card changes controllers. It becomes useless but stays on the battlefield if the chosen player leaves the game.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #278
The Rack
3ed·#278·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Richard Thomas
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Apr 1994
32 yr ago
Value
$1.34$0 (-4.3%)
30 days high $1.40 · low $1.34
Volatility · moderate
EUR€1.68USD$1.34
NM$1.34
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #16,290 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact
As this artifact enters, choose an opponent.
At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, this artifact deals X damage to that player, where X is 3 minus the number of cards in their hand.
Invented in Mishra's earlier days, the Rack was once his most feared creation.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 1
Context
Last observed at $1.34, down from $1.40 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.34 and $1.47 across 41 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 14 hours ago at $1.34.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 3ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Revised Edition* (released April 1994).
Card #278 in Revised Edition.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Artifact. Mana cost: {1} (1 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #16,290 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Richard Thomas. Rarix tracks 272 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Notes
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Richard Thomas
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