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◇ Catalog #143

Altar of Shadows

mrd·#143·rare·foil

Illus. Sam Wood

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct '03

23 yr ago

Value

$5.63+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.79 · low $4.37

NM$4.63

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.28–$4.89modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.99low $0.02range 24850.0%n 45

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #20,952 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$4.63

Nonfoil$0.37

Gameplay

Artifact

At the beginning of your first main phase, add {B} for each charge counter on this artifact. {7}, {T}: Destroy target creature. Then put a charge counter on this artifact.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2004-12-01wotc

You put the counter on Altar of Shadows even if the creature regenerates.

2004-10-04wotc

The precombat main phase is the first main phase of the turn. All others are postcombat main phases, even if they technically occur before combat.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.63. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $4.99 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MRD — 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 #143 of *Mirrodin*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2003 Mirrodin release.

Card type: Artifact, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {7} (7 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #20,952 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Sam Wood. Rarix catalogs 76 other cards credited to this artist.