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◇ Catalog #70

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ody·#70·common·nonfoil

Illus. Scott M. Fischer

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct '01

25 yr ago

Value

$5.78+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.95 · low $4.51

NM$4.78

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.42–$5.05modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.40low $2.87range 88.2%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,798 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$61

Nonfoil$4.78

Gameplay

Sorcery

Draw two cards, then discard two cards.

Books are like crops—they must be thinned for best yield.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.78. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.87 and $5.40 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ODY — 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 #70 of *Odyssey*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2001 Odyssey release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,798 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Scott M. Fischer. Rarix catalogs 616 other cards credited to this artist.