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◇ Catalog #35

Showstopping Surprise

mkc·#35·rare·nonfoil

Illus. David Palumbo

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Feb '24

2 yr ago

Value

$0.27+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.28 · low $0.25

NM$0.27

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.25–$0.29modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.62low $0.16range 287.5%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,084 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.27

Gameplay

Instant

Choose target creature you control. Turn it face up if it's face down. Then it deals damage equal to its power to each other creature.

"I prefer gasps and screams to polite applause." —Judith

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 1

2024-02-02wotc

If the target creature is a face-down creature that can’t be turned face up for any reason, it will remain face down on the battlefield and still deal damage equal to its power (which is very likely to be 2) to each other creature.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.27. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.16 and $0.62 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MKC — 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 #35 of *Murders at Karlov Manor Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2024 Murders at Karlov Manor Commander release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{R}{R} (5 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #12,084 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by David Palumbo. Rarix catalogs 481 other cards credited to this artist.