If a spell is cast with an alternative cost that includes mana (such as flashback), Vexing Bauble's first ability won't trigger and won't counter that spell. Similarly, if a spell is cast without paying its mana cost, but the player did pay mana for additional costs such as from kicker or from Thorn of Amethyst, Vexing Bauble's first ability won't trigger and won't counter that spell.
Players may cast spells that they know Vexing Bauble will counter. Any abilities that trigger when spells are cast will still trigger and resolve if appropriate, and any effects that count how many spells are cast will still count those spells if appropriate.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $2.79. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.01 and $4.12 across 55 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MH3 — 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 #212 of *Modern Horizons 3*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2024 Modern Horizons 3 release.
Card type: Artifact, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1} (1 converted).
Legal in Modern, Commander, Brawl, and Historic. Banned in Legacy. Restricted in Vintage.
EDHrec ranks this card #1,351 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Tony Foti. Rarix catalogs 93 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Tony Foti
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