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◇ Catalog #30

Arcane Denial

cma·#30·common·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Zug

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun '17

9 yr ago

Value

$3.21+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.32 · low $3.03

NM$3.21

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.97–$3.39modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.25low $2.68range 21.3%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #56 · Format staple

Variants

Nonfoil$3.21

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2007-09-16wotc

The controller of the countered spell doesn't choose how many cards to draw until the relevant ability resolves. The player may draw 0, 1, or 2 cards. They choose the number before drawing any cards.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.21. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.68 and $3.25 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from CMA — 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 #30 of *Commander Anthology*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2017 Commander Anthology release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #56 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Zug. Rarix catalogs 838 other cards credited to this artist.