wotc
A card with a splice ability can’t be spliced onto itself because the spell is on the stack (and not in your hand) when you reveal the cards you want to splice onto it.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #168
Glacial Ray
chk·#168·common·nonfoil
Illus. Jim Murray
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wishlisted
Oct '04
22 yr ago
Value
$0.13+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.13 · low $0.12
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.11USD$0.13TIX0.03 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #20,784 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant — Arcane
Glacial Ray deals 2 damage to any target.
Splice onto Arcane {1}{R} (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
You choose all targets for the spell after revealing cards you want to splice, including any targets required by the text of any of those cards. You may choose a different target for each instance of the word “target” on the resulting spell.
wotc
You reveal all cards you intend to splice at the same time. Each individual card can be spliced only once onto any one spell.
Context
Last observed at $0.13, stable around $0.13 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.13 across 38 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 days ago at $0.13.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from CHK — 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.
This card belongs to *Champions of Kamigawa* (released October 2004).
Card #168 in Champions of Kamigawa.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Instant — Arcane. Color identity: red. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Splice.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #20,784 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Jim Murray. Rarix tracks 287 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Jim Murray
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