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◇ Catalog #293

Distorting Lens

mmq·#293·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Glen Angus

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1999

27 yr ago

Value

$1.29+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.34 · low $1.22

NM$1.29

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.19–$1.36modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.30low $0.93range 39.8%n 47

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #15,463 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$18

Nonfoil$1.29

Gameplay

Artifact

{T}: Target permanent becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.

The magistrate seems to prefer a distorted perspective of reality.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.29. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.93 and $1.30 across 47 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 #293 of *Mercadian Masques*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1999 Mercadian Masques release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #15,463 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Glen Angus. Rarix catalogs 256 other cards credited to this artist.