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◇ Catalog #176

Arcane Denial

m3c·#176·common·nonfoil

Illus. Xi Zhang

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun '24

2 yr ago

Value

$2.95+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.02 · low $1.84

NM$1.95

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.80–$2.06modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.42low $0.24range 908.3%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #56 · Format staple

Variants

Foil$8.48

Nonfoil$1.95

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2007-09-16wotc

The controller of the countered spell doesn't choose how many cards to draw until the relevant ability resolves. The player may draw 0, 1, or 2 cards. They choose the number before drawing any cards.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.95. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.24 and $2.42 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from M3C — 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 #176 of *Modern Horizons 3 Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2024 Modern Horizons 3 Commander release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #56 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Xi Zhang. Rarix catalogs 18 other cards credited to this artist.