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◇ Catalog #314

Paupers' Cage

mir·#314·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Mike Kimble

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$1.37+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.42 · low $1.29

NM$1.37

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.27–$1.45modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.37low $0.12range 1041.7%n 54

Where to buy / sell

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #23,933 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$1.37

Gameplay

Artifact

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has two or fewer cards in hand, this artifact deals 2 damage to that player.

A cage may keep you in, but it does not keep the stones out.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.37. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.12 and $1.37 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MIR — 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 #314 of *Mirage*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1996 Mirage release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.

EDHrec ranks this card #23,933 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mike Kimble. Rarix catalogs 48 other cards credited to this artist.