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◇ Catalog #50

Instruments of War

j22·#50·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Drew Tucker

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '22

3 yr ago

Value

$0.32+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.33 · low $0.30

NM$0.32

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.30–$0.34modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.39low $0.24range 62.5%n 48

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #13,358 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.32

Gameplay

Artifact

Flash As this artifact enters, choose a creature type. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.

Perfect for keeping time at a battle or a ball.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 2

2022-12-02wotc

You must choose an existing creature type, such as Human or Warrior. Card types such as artifact and supertypes such as legendary can't be chosen.

2022-12-02wotc

The choice of creature type is made as Instruments of War enters the battlefield. Players can't take any actions between the time the choice is made and the time the appropriate creatures begin to get +1/+1.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.32. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.24 and $0.39 across 48 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from J22 — 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 #50 of *Jumpstart 2022*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2022 Jumpstart 2022 release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {4} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Flash.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #13,358 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Drew Tucker. Rarix catalogs 258 other cards credited to this artist.