MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #780

Force Spike

DIGITAL ONLY

j21·#780·common·nonfoil

Illus. Nelson DeCastro

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Aug '21

5 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #13,171 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

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Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from J21 — 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 #780 of *Jumpstart: Historic Horizons*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2021 Jumpstart: Historic Horizons release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #13,171 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Nelson DeCastro. Rarix catalogs 41 other cards credited to this artist.