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◇ Catalog #57

Spell Snip

ala·#57·common·nonfoil

Illus. Michael Sutfin

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct '08

18 yr ago

Value

$0.11+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.11 · low $0.10

NM$0.11

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.10–$0.12modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.11low $0.04range 175.0%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #26,370 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.49

Nonfoil$0.11

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

"Magic cast through a hand of flesh is just as weak as the flesh itself." —Lodus of the Ethersworn

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2008-10-01wotc

Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.11. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.11 across 46 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 #57 of *Shards of Alara*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2008 Shards of Alara release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Cycling.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #26,370 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Michael Sutfin. Rarix catalogs 276 other cards credited to this artist.