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◇ Catalog #39

Demonspine Whip

arb·#39·uncommon·foil

Illus. Mark Hyzer

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Apr '09

17 yr ago

Value

$1.63+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.65 · low $0.59

NM$0.63

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.58–$0.67modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.63low $0.03range 2000.0%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #21,826 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.63

Nonfoil$0.21

Gameplay

Artifact — Equipment

{X}: Equipped creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn. Equip {1}

Using a spine to break a slave's back appeals to the Grixis sense of irony.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2009-05-01wotc

Once Demonspine Whip’s ability resolves and gives the +X/+0 bonus to a creature, that bonus stays with that creature for the rest of the turn even if Demonspine Whip moves to another creature or leaves the battlefield.

2009-05-01wotc

If Demonspine Whip is no longer on the battlefield by the time its first ability resolves, the game checks whether it was attached to a creature at the time it left the battlefield. If it was, that creature gets the +X/+0 bonus. If it wasn’t, no creature gets the bonus.

2009-05-01wotc

When the first ability resolves, the +X/+0 bonus is given to the creature that Demonspine Whip is attached to at that time, regardless of what creature (if any) it was attached to when the ability was activated. If Demonspine Whip is on the battlefield but not attached to a creature at this time, no creature gets the bonus.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.63. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.63 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ARB — 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 #39 of *Alara Reborn*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2009 Alara Reborn release.

Card type: Artifact — Equipment, color identity black/red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {B}{R} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Equip.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #21,826 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Hyzer. Rarix catalogs 34 other cards credited to this artist.