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◇ Catalog #288

Rod of Absorption

afc·#288·rare·extended_art

Illus. Svetlin Velinov

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Jul '21

5 yr ago

Value

$1.70+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.72 · low $0.66

NM$0.70

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.65–$0.74modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.72low $0.53range 35.8%n 53

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #11,450 · Fringe play

Variants

Extended Art$0.70

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 $0.70. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.53 and $0.72 across 53 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 Extended Art 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 #288 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.