wotc
If you are instructed to cast a spell with overload "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to pay its overload cost instead.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #634
Spectacular Showdown
clb·#634·rare·extended_art
Illus. Michal Ivan
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Jun '22
4 yr ago
Value
$2.50+$0 (+22.0%)
30 days high $1.63 · low $1.23
Volatility · high
EUR€1.03USD$1.50
NM$1.50
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #2,623 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Put a double strike counter on target creature, then goad each creature that had a double strike counter put on it this way. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Overload {4}{R}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 4
wotc
Because a spell with overload doesn't target when its overload cost is paid, it may affect permanents with hexproof or with protection from the appropriate color.
wotc
If you don't pay the overload cost of a spell with overload, that spell will have a single target. If you pay the overload cost, the spell won't have any targets.
Context
Last observed at $1.50, up from $1.23 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.91 and $1.63 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 14 hours ago at $1.50.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from CLB — the lineup includes Extended Art 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 *Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate* (released June 2022).
Card #634 in Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: red. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Overload and Goad.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #2,623 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Michal Ivan. Rarix tracks 101 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. Michal Ivan
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