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◇ Catalog #43

Take the Bait

mkc·#43·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Johan Grenier

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Feb '24

2 yr ago

Value

$5.60+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.76 · low $4.34

NM$4.60

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.25–$4.86modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.19low $1.79range 189.9%n 49

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,239 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$4.60

Gameplay

Instant

Cast this spell only during combat on an opponent's turn. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you and planeswalkers you control this turn. Untap all attacking creatures and goad them. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 2

2024-02-02wotc

Take the Bait doesn't give the opponent whose turn it is an additional main phase. They will move directly from the end of combat step of one combat phase to the beginning of combat step of the next one.

2024-02-02wotc

Untapping and goading the attacking creatures won't remove them from combat, even if they're attacking you.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.60. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.79 and $5.19 across 49 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 #43 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/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{R}{W} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Goad.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,239 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Johan Grenier. Rarix catalogs 264 other cards credited to this artist.