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◇ Catalog #79

Sentinel Tower

bbd·#79·rare·foil

Illus. Jung Park

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wishlisted

Jun '18

8 yr ago

Value

$5.48+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $5.67 · low $5.17

NM$5.48

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$5.06–$5.78modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.71low $0.45range 1168.9%n 55

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #9,554 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$5.48

Nonfoil$2.43

Gameplay

Artifact

Whenever an instant or sorcery spell is cast during your turn, this artifact deals damage to any target equal to 1 plus the number of instant and sorcery spells cast before that spell this turn.

The built-in obstacles force competitors to think three moves ahead.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 4

2018-06-08wotc

For example, the first instant or sorcery spell cast during your turn causes Sentinel Tower to deal 1 damage; the second causes it to deal 2 damage, and so on.

2018-06-08wotc

You choose the target for Sentinel Tower’s ability, regardless of who cast the spell that caused it to trigger.

2018-06-08wotc

Sentinel Tower’s ability counts all instant and sorcery spells cast in the turn before the spell that caused it to trigger, even if those spells are still on the stack or have been countered.

2018-06-08

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $5.48. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.45 and $5.71 across 55 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 #79 of *Battlebond*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2018 Battlebond release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #9,554 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jung Park. Rarix catalogs 370 other cards credited to this artist.