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◇ Catalog #233

Black Vise

lea·#233·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Richard Thomas

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Aug 1993

33 yr ago

Value

$389.00+$16 (+4.2%)

30 days high $403 · low $367

NM$389

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$359–$411modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $389low $298range 30.4%n 50

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #10,745 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$389

Gameplay

Artifact

As this artifact enters, choose an opponent. At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, this artifact deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of cards in their hand minus 4.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2009-10-01wotc

If the chosen player has four or fewer cards in their hand as Black Vise's ability resolves, the ability just won't do anything that turn.

2004-10-04wotc

You choose one opposing player as it enters and it only affects that one player. This choice is not changed even if Black Vise changes controllers. It becomes useless but stays on the battlefield if that player leaves the game.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $389.00. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $298.42 and $389.00 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LEA — 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 #233 of *Limited Edition Alpha*, the set that shipped alongside the August 1993 Limited Edition Alpha release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #10,745 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Richard Thomas. Rarix catalogs 272 other cards credited to this artist.