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◇ Catalog #44

Arcane Melee

avr·#44·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Jaime Jones

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in vault

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wishlisted

May '12

14 yr ago

Value

$0.28+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.29 · low $0.26

NM$0.28

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.26–$0.30modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.29low $0.02range 1350.0%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #11,206 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$1.18

Nonfoil$0.28

Gameplay

Enchantment

Instant and sorcery spells cost {2} less to cast.

Debates between wizards are never purely academic.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 4

2012-05-01wotc

The cost to cast an instant or sorcery spell with one generic mana in its mana cost will be reduced by {1}. For example, an instant spell with a mana cost of {1}{G} would cost {G} to cast.

2012-05-01wotc

Arcane Melee can reduce alternative costs such as miracle costs.

2012-05-01wotc

If there are additional costs to cast a spell, such as a kicker cost or a cost imposed by another effect (such as Thalia, Guardian of Thraben’s ability), apply those increases before applying cost reductions.

2012-05-01

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.28. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.29 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from AVR — 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 #44 of *Avacyn Restored*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2012 Avacyn Restored release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{U} (5 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #11,206 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jaime Jones. Rarix catalogs 552 other cards credited to this artist.