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◇ Catalog #179

Ionize

grn·#179·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Chase Stone

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wishlisted

Oct '18

7 yr ago

Value

$0.37+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.38 · low $0.35

NM$0.37

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.34–$0.39modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.40low $0.02range 1900.0%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #7,199 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.91

Nonfoil$0.37

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell. Ionize deals 2 damage to that spell's controller.

"Countermagic is a simple process of breaking matter into its elementary particles."

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2018-10-05wotc

A spell that can’t be countered is a legal target for Ionize. The spell won’t be countered when Ionize resolves, but Ionize still deals 2 damage to that spell’s controller.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.37. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.40 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from GRN — 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 #179 of *Guilds of Ravnica*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2018 Guilds of Ravnica release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red/blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{U}{R} (3 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #7,199 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Chase Stone. Rarix catalogs 593 other cards credited to this artist.