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◇ Catalog #23

Controlled Instincts

con·#23·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Ralph Horsley

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Feb '09

17 yr ago

Value

$0.08+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.08 · low $0.08

NM$0.08

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.07–$0.08modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.13low $0.04range 225.0%n 47

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #29,650 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.25

Nonfoil$0.08

Gameplay

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant red or green creature Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.

Togk Manytooth struggled helplessly as the kathari circled above him. For a warrior, immobilization is a fate worse than death.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2009-02-01wotc

Controlled Instincts can enchant only a creature that’s red or green. If at any time the enchanted creature is neither red nor green, Controlled Instincts is put into its owner’s graveyard as a state-based action.

2009-02-01wotc

Controlled Instincts may target and may enchant an untapped creature.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.08. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.13 across 47 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from CON — 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 #23 of *Conflux*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2009 Conflux release.

Card type: Enchantment — Aura, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Enchant.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #29,650 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ralph Horsley. Rarix catalogs 323 other cards credited to this artist.