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◇ Catalog #70

Arcane Denial

drc·#70·common·nonfoil

Illus. Xi Zhang

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Feb '25

1 yr ago

Value

$2.68+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.74 · low $1.58

NM$1.68

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.55–$1.77modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.36low $1.01range 133.7%n 58

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #56 · Format staple

Variants

Nonfoil$1.68

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 $1.68. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.01 and $2.36 across 58 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from DRC — 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 #70 of *Aetherdrift Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2025 Aetherdrift Commander 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 Xi Zhang. Rarix catalogs 18 other cards credited to this artist.