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◇ Catalog #43

Go for the Throat

mbs·#43·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. David Rapoza

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wishlisted

Feb '11

15 yr ago

Value

$1.68+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.70 · low $0.64

NM$0.68

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.63–$0.72modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.77low $0.04range 1825.0%n 57

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #361 · Popular pick

Variants

Foil$5.40

Nonfoil$0.68

Gameplay

Instant

Destroy target nonartifact creature.

Having flesh is increasingly a liability on Mirrodin.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2022-10-14wotc

If the targeted creature is also an artifact when Go for the Throat tries to resolve, it won't resolve.

2011-06-01wotc

If the targeted creature is also an artifact when Go for the Throat tries to resolve, it won't resolve.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.68. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.77 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MBS — 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 #43 of *Mirrodin Besieged*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2011 Mirrodin Besieged release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #361 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by David Rapoza. Rarix catalogs 266 other cards credited to this artist.