wotc
To satisfy the alternative cost, you may return any basic land you control to its owner's hand, regardless of that land's subtype or whether it's tapped.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #48
Veinfire Borderpost
arb·#48·common·nonfoil
Illus. Ralph Horsley
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Apr '09
17 yr ago
Value
$0.28+$0 (+7.7%)
30 days high $0.28 · low $0.26
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.24USD$0.28TIX0.03 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #16,717 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact
You may pay {1} and return a basic land you control to its owner's hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
This artifact enters tapped.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
Casting this card by paying its alternative cost doesn't change when you can cast it. You can cast it only at the normal time you could cast an artifact spell. It also doesn't change the spell's mana cost or mana value. The only difference is the cost you actually pay.
wotc
Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast this card will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
Context
Last observed at $0.28, up from $0.26 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.28 across 35 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $0.28.
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.
This card belongs to *Alara Reborn* (released April 2009).
Card #48 in Alara Reborn.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Artifact. Color identity: black/red. Mana cost: {1}{B}{R} (3 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #16,717 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Ralph Horsley. Rarix tracks 323 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Ralph Horsley
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