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◇ Catalog #38

Mental Misstep

nph·#38·uncommon·foil

Illus. Erica Yang

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May '11

15 yr ago

Value

$124.59+$5 (+4.2%)

30 days high $128 · low $117

NM$124

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$114–$130modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $230low $0.03range 766533.3%n 517

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #451 · Popular pick

Variants

Foil$124

Nonfoil$10

Gameplay

Instant

({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.) Counter target spell with mana value 1.

"Your first mistake was thinking I would let you live long enough to make a second." —Sarnvax, Gitaxian sective

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 7

2011-06-01wotc

Each Phyrexian mana symbol in a spell's mana cost contributes 1 to that spell's mana value. For example, Mental Misstep's mana value is 1, regardless of how its cost was paid.

2011-06-01wotc

To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.

2011-06-01wotc

If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be the value chosen for it while that spell is on the stack.

2011-06-01

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $123.59. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $229.99 across 517 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from NPH — 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 #38 of *New Phyrexia*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2011 New Phyrexia release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {U/P} (1 converted).

Legal in Commander. Banned in Modern and Legacy. Restricted in Vintage.

EDHrec ranks this card #451 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Erica Yang. Rarix catalogs 147 other cards credited to this artist.