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◇ Catalog #30

Mental Misstep

mb2·#30·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Erica Yang

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in vault

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wishlisted

Aug '24

2 yr ago

Value

$7.92+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $7.16 · low $6.53

NM$6.92

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$6.39–$7.30modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $9.05low $0.02range 45150.0%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #451 · Popular pick

Variants

Nonfoil$6.92

Gameplay

Instant

({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.) Counter target spell with mana value 1.

"Your first mistake was thinking I would let you live long enough to make a second." —Sarnvax, Gitaxian sective

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 7

2011-06-01wotc

Each Phyrexian mana symbol in a spell's mana cost contributes 1 to that spell's mana value. For example, Mental Misstep's mana value is 1, regardless of how its cost was paid.

2011-06-01wotc

To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.

2011-06-01wotc

If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be the value chosen for it while that spell is on the stack.

2011-06-01

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $6.92. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $9.05 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MB2 — 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 #30 of *Mystery Booster 2*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 Mystery Booster 2 release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {U/P} (1 converted).

Legal in Commander. Banned in Modern and Legacy. Restricted in Vintage.

EDHrec ranks this card #451 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Erica Yang. Rarix catalogs 147 other cards credited to this artist.