wotc
The token will still be created even if Barbed Spike is not able to be attached to it (perhaps because it was destroyed in response to the ability).
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #5
Barbed Spike
mh2·#5·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. James Paick
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wishlisted
Jun '21
5 yr ago
Value
$0.27+$0 (+50.0%)
30 days high $0.27 · low $0.18
Volatility · high
EUR€0.17USD$0.27TIX0.03 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #14,866 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact — Equipment
When this Equipment enters, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying, then attach this Equipment to it.
Equipped creature gets +1/+0.
Equip {2}
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
Creating the Thopter token and attaching Barbed Spike to it happen as part of the resolution of the same ability. There is no time for an opponent to react after the token is created but before the Equipment is attached.
Context
Last observed at $0.27, up from $0.18 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.27 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $0.27.
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.
This card belongs to *Modern Horizons 2* (released June 2021).
Card #5 in Modern Horizons 2.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Artifact — Equipment. Color identity: white. Mana cost: {1}{W} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Equip.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #14,866 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by James Paick. Rarix tracks 505 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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