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◇ Catalog #246

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mmq·#246·rare·foil

Illus. Val Mayerik

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1999

27 yr ago

Value

$423.00+$17 (+4.2%)

30 days high $438 · low $399

NM$423

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$391–$447modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $423low $6.52range 6387.7%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,058 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$423

Nonfoil$51

Gameplay

Enchantment

Exile a creature you control: Add X mana of any one color, where X is 1 plus the exiled creature's mana value. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duelbanned

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2004-10-04wotc

This mana may not be used to pay costs imposed after the spell is initially cast.

2004-10-04wotc

This mana may be used on additional costs to cast the spell, such as Kicker.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $423.00. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $6.52 and $423.00 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MMQ — 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 #246 of *Mercadian Masques*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1999 Mercadian Masques release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{G} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Brawl. Banned in Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,058 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Val Mayerik. Rarix catalogs 95 other cards credited to this artist.