wotc
Contested Game Ball's triggered ability triggers only once whenever you're dealt combat damage, no matter how many creatures deal combat damage to you at the same time.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #251
Contested Game Ball
lci·#251·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Camille Alquier
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Nov '23
2 yr ago
Value
$0.16$0 (-5.9%)
30 days high $0.18 · low $0.16
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.10USD$0.16TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,636 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact
Whenever you're dealt combat damage, the attacking player gains control of this artifact and untaps it.
{2}, {T}: Draw a card and put a point counter on this artifact. Then if it has five or more point counters on it, sacrifice it and create a Treasure token.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
In a Two-Headed Giant game, each player on the attacking team is an attacking player. When Contested Game Ball's first ability resolves, you'll choose which member of the attacking team gains control of it.
wotc
If point counters are put on Contested Game Ball some way other than its last ability, you won't sacrifice it or create a Treasure token. The check for five or more point counters happens only as the activated ability resolves.
Context
Last observed at $0.16, down from $0.17 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.18 across 35 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $0.16.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from LCI — 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.
This card belongs to *The Lost Caverns of Ixalan* (released November 2023).
Card #251 in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Artifact. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Treasure.
Legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,636 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Camille Alquier. Rarix tracks 88 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Camille Alquier
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