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◇ Catalog #51

Metamorphosis

arn·#51·common·nonfoil

Illus. Christopher Rush

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec 1993

33 yr ago

Value

$13.26+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $14 · low $13

NM$13.3

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$12–$14modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $13low $5.39range 146.0%n 43

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #8,995 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$13

Gameplay

Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Add X mana of any one color, where X is 1 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2013-04-15wotc

Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.

2013-04-15wotc

You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.

2004-10-04wotc

This mana may be used on additional costs to cast the spell, such as Kicker.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $13.26. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $5.39 and $13.26 across 43 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from ARN — 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 #51 of *Arabian Nights*, the set that shipped alongside the December 1993 Arabian Nights release.

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

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #8,995 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Christopher Rush. Rarix catalogs 542 other cards credited to this artist.