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◇ Catalog #85

Mana Short

4bb·#85·rare·nonfoil·ES

Illus. Dameon Willich

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr 1995

31 yr ago

Value

$29.66+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $30 · low $27

NM$28.7

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$26–$30modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $29low $16range 78.7%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #15,297 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$29

Gameplay

Instant

Tap all lands target player controls and that player loses all unspent mana.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2004-10-04wotc

If you play Mana Short in response to a spell, it will have no effect on that spell since the mana has already been paid.

2004-10-04wotc

Since this is an instant, your opponent may use instants in response to the casting of this spell. Note that such spells and abilities will be resolved before mana is removed by Mana Short. This makes it useless as a countermeasure for spells. To use it effectively, you need to use it during Upkeep and even then it will not prevent the use of instant spells and abilities.

2004-10-04wotc

It even taps lands that do not produce mana.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $28.66. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $16.04 and $28.66 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 4BB — 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.

Card #85 of *Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border*, the set that shipped alongside the April 1995 Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #15,297 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Dameon Willich. Rarix catalogs 242 other cards credited to this artist.