MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #11

Isochron Scepter

f08·#11·rare·foil

Illus. Brian Despain

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jan '08

18 yr ago

Value

$65.59+$3 (+4.2%)

30 days high $67 · low $61

NM$64.6

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$60–$68modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $67low $30range 127.6%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #716 · Common include

Variants

Foil$65

Gameplay

Artifact

Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile an instant card with mana value 2 or less from your hand. {2}, {T}: You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2020-08-07wotc

You cast the copy while the ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.

2020-08-07wotc

If you don't want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.

2020-08-07wotc

If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

2020-08-07

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $64.59. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $29.50 and $67.15 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from F08 — the lineup includes Foil 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 #11 of *Friday Night Magic 2008*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2008 Friday Night Magic 2008 release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Imprint.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #716 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Brian Despain. Rarix catalogs 99 other cards credited to this artist.