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◇ Catalog #207

Ill-Timed Explosion

mkm·#207·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Aaron J. Riley

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Feb '24

2 yr ago

Value

$0.29+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.30 · low $0.27

NM$0.29

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.27–$0.31modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.44low $0.02range 2100.0%n 58

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #8,112 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.40

Nonfoil$0.29

Gameplay

Sorcery

Draw two cards. Then you may discard two cards. When you do, Ill-Timed Explosion deals X damage to each creature, where X is the greatest mana value among cards discarded this way.

Only too late did the Agency custodians realize the device had not been inactive—it was just waiting for the right trigger.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 1

2024-02-02wotc

If a card discarded this way has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.29. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.44 across 58 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MKM — 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 #207 of *Murders at Karlov Manor*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2024 Murders at Karlov Manor release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity red/blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{U}{R} (4 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #8,112 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Aaron J. Riley. Rarix catalogs 165 other cards credited to this artist.