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◇ Catalog #4

Archon of Emeria

mb2·#4·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Ryan Pancoast

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Aug '24

2 yr ago

Value

$1.99+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.02 · low $0.93

NM$0.99

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.91–$1.05modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.79low $0.10range 1690.0%n 57

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,053 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.99

Gameplay

Creature — Archon

Flying Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn. Nonbasic lands your opponents control enter tapped.

"Archons dispense justice according to an ancient, and flawed, premise." —Nissa Revane

2/3

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2020-09-25wotc

If an effect says that a land enters tapped unless a condition is met or a cost is paid, that land enters tapped even if that condition is met or that cost is paid if it's affected by Archon of Emeria's second ability.

2020-09-25wotc

If you cast a spell that was countered, you can't cast another spell during the same turn.

2020-09-25wotc

Archon of Emeria looks at the entire turn to see if a player has cast a spell, even if Archon of Emeria wasn't on the battlefield when that spell was cast. Notably, you can't cast Archon of Emeria and then cast another spell during the same turn.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.99. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.10 and $1.79 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 #4 of *Mystery Booster 2*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 Mystery Booster 2 release.

Card type: Creature — Archon, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{W} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,053 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ryan Pancoast. Rarix catalogs 890 other cards credited to this artist.