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◇ Catalog #95

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c16·#95·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Alan Pollack

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Nov '16

9 yr ago

Value

$1.50+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.52 · low $0.47

NM$0.50

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.46–$0.53modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.65low $0.46range 41.3%n 49

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #10,877 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.50

Gameplay

Instant

Draw X cards. For each card drawn this way, discard a card unless you sacrifice a permanent.

"The world is a puzzle, and the mind is its key."

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2004-10-04wotc

You are never forced to sacrifice any permanents. You can choose to discard your entire hand if your hand is smaller than the number of cards you are required to discard.

2004-10-04wotc

You draw the cards, then sacrifice any permanents you want to sacrifice, then discard the required number of card from your hand. There is no chance to play any cards in between these actions.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.50. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.46 and $0.65 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from C16 — 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 #95 of *Commander 2016*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2016 Commander 2016 release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {X}{U} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #10,877 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Alan Pollack. Rarix catalogs 498 other cards credited to this artist.