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◇ Catalog #44

Psychic Surgery

nph·#44·rare·foil

Illus. Anthony Francisco

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May '11

15 yr ago

Value

$3.49+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.61 · low $3.29

NM$3.49

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.23–$3.68modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.56low $0.02range 17700.0%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #15,026 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$3.49

Nonfoil$0.48

Gameplay

Enchantment

Whenever an opponent shuffles their library, you may look at the top two cards of that library. You may exile one of those cards. Then put the rest on top of that library in any order.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2011-06-01wotc

In most cases, Green Sun’s Zenith instructs you to shuffle your library twice. Although shuffling that library only once is an acceptable shortcut, Psychic Surgery’s ability will still trigger twice.

2011-06-01wotc

You look at the top two cards of that library as the triggered ability resolves. That happens after your opponent is done shuffling.

2011-06-01wotc

If your opponent’s library has one card in it and they are instructed to shuffle that library, Psychic Surgery will trigger. You may’ exile the one card in that library.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.49. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $3.56 across 54 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 #44 of *New Phyrexia*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2011 New Phyrexia release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #15,026 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Anthony Francisco. Rarix catalogs 153 other cards credited to this artist.