MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #118

Claim the Firstborn

eld·#118·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Iain McCaig

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct '19

6 yr ago

Value

$0.24+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.25 · low $0.23

NM$0.24

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.22–$0.25modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.24low $0.03range 700.0%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,778 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.32

Nonfoil$0.24

Gameplay

Sorcery

Gain control of target creature with mana value 3 or less until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.

"The deal was struck and the favor had been done. And so, under the cover of night, the debt was paid." —*Tales of the Fae*

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2019-10-04wotc

Gaining control of a creature doesn't cause you to gain control of any Auras or Equipment attached to it.

2019-10-04wotc

Claim the Firstborn can target any creature with mana value 3 or less, even one that's untapped or one you already control.

2019-10-04wotc

If a creature on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.24. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.24 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ELD — 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 #118 of *Throne of Eldraine*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2019 Throne of Eldraine release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {R} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #6,778 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Iain McCaig. Rarix catalogs 72 other cards credited to this artist.