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◇ Catalog #12

Esper Sentinel

mh2·#12·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Eric Deschamps

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Jun '21

5 yr ago

Value

$58.54+$2 (+4.2%)

30 days high $60 · low $54

NM$57.5

LP—

MP—

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$53–$61modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $59low $1.31range 4429.8%n 44

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #76 · Format staple

Variants

Foil$77

Nonfoil$58

Gameplay

Artifact Creature — Human Soldier

Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is this creature's power.

The more Esper changes, the more he refuses to.

1/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2021-06-18wotc

This ability checks Esper Sentinel's power when it resolves, not when the ability goes on the stack. If Esper Sentinel is no longer on the battlefield when it resolves, use the power it had the last time it was on the battlefield.

2021-06-18wotc

If a noncreature spell was already cast by an opponent the turn Esper Sentinel enters the battlefield, that opponent already cast their first noncreature spell this turn, and Esper Sentinel's ability won't trigger for that opponent that turn.

2021-06-18wotc

If Esper Sentinel's has negative power when this ability resolves, then {X} is {0}. The opponent may still choose not to pay the cost if they want you to draw a card.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $57.54. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.31 and $59.34 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MH2 — 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 #12 of *Modern Horizons 2*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2021 Modern Horizons 2 release.

Card type: Artifact Creature — Human Soldier, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {W} (1 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #76 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Eric Deschamps. Rarix catalogs 890 other cards credited to this artist.