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◇ Catalog #19

Rod of Absorption

afc·#19·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Svetlin Velinov

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wishlisted

Jul '21

5 yr ago

Value

$1.60+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.62 · low $0.57

NM$0.60

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.55–$0.63modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.91low $0.36range 152.8%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #11,450 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.60

Gameplay

Artifact

Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, exile it instead of putting it into a graveyard as it resolves. {X}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You may cast any number of spells from among cards exiled with this artifact with total mana value X or less without paying their mana costs.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 6

2021-07-23wotc

If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

2021-07-23wotc

When Rod of Absorption's last ability resolves, you cast as many spells with total mana value X or less from among the exiled cards as you would like in any order you choose. Cards not cast this way will remain in exile indefinitely.

2021-07-23wotc

If a spell is countered or it never resolves, Rod of Absorption will not exile it.

2021-07-23

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.60. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.36 and $0.91 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from AFC — 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 #19 of *Forgotten Realms Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2021 Forgotten Realms Commander release.

Card type: Artifact, 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 #11,450 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov. Rarix catalogs 1,535 other cards credited to this artist.