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◇ Catalog #151

Topan Ascetic

ala·#151·uncommon·foil

Illus. Sal Villagran

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wishlisted

Oct '08

18 yr ago

Value

$0.25+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.26 · low $0.24

NM$0.25

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.23–$0.26modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.25low $0.03range 733.3%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #30,099 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.25

Nonfoil$0.07

Gameplay

Creature — Human Monk

Tap an untapped creature you control: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Monks from Topa wander all of Bant, encouraging the Unbeholden to find their place in society through honorable combat.

2/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2008-10-01wotc

Since Topan Ascetic's activated ability doesn't have a tap symbol in its cost, you can tap a creature (including Topan Ascetic itself) that hasn't been under your control since your most recent turn began to pay the cost.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.25. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.25 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ALA — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #151 of *Shards of Alara*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2008 Shards of Alara release.

Card type: Creature — Human Monk, color identity green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{G} (3 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #30,099 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Sal Villagran. Rarix catalogs 10 other cards credited to this artist.