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◇ Catalog #22

Artifact Blast

atq·#22·common·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Poole

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar 1994

32 yr ago

Value

$2.18+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.26 · low $2.06

NM$2.18

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.01–$2.30modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.25low $2.12range 6.1%n 56

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #17,816 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$2.18

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target artifact spell.

The first line of defense against Urza and Mishra, the Artifact Blast achieved widespread fame until an unlucky mage discovered it was useless on the devices the brothers had already created.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $2.18. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.12 and $2.25 across 56 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from ATQ — 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 #22 of *Antiquities*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1994 Antiquities release.

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

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #17,816 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Poole. Rarix catalogs 906 other cards credited to this artist.