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◇ Catalog #22a

Arcane Denial

all·#22a·common·nonfoil

Illus. Richard Kane Ferguson

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$3.01+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.12 · low $2.84

NM$3.01

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.78–$3.18modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.30low $2.63range 25.5%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #56 · Format staple

Variants

Nonfoil$3.01

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2007-09-16wotc

The controller of the countered spell doesn't choose how many cards to draw until the relevant ability resolves. The player may draw 0, 1, or 2 cards. They choose the number before drawing any cards.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.01. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.63 and $3.30 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from ALL — 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 #22a of *Alliances*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1996 Alliances release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #56 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Richard Kane Ferguson. Rarix catalogs 283 other cards credited to this artist.