Whether it’s legal to cast a spell is determined before its costs are paid. This means that if Archon of Valor’s Reach has sorcery as the chosen type, you can’t cast Morbid Curiosity, even if you wish to sacrifice Archon of Valor’s Reach to do so.
The enters-the-battlefield effect of Archon of Valor’s Reach is a replacement effect that doesn’t use the stack. No player can cast spells or activate abilities after it has entered the battlefield but before you choose a card type.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.37. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.37 and $0.70 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from BBD — 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 #74 of *Battlebond*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2018 Battlebond release.
Card type: Creature — Archon, color identity green/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{G}{W} (6 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying, Vigilance, and Trample.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #9,555 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Gabor Szikszai. Rarix catalogs 207 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Gabor Szikszai
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