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◇ Catalog #242s

Castle Vantress

peld·#242s·rare·foil

Illus. John Avon

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wishlisted

Oct '19

6 yr ago

Value

$3.57+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.66 · low $2.42

NM$2.57

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.37–$2.71modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.57low $2.10range 22.4%n 53

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #945 · Common include

Variants

Foil$2.57

Gameplay

Land

This land enters tapped unless you control an Island. {T}: Add {U}. {2}{U}{U}, {T}: Scry 2.

Without Vantress's knowledge, the realm would lose itself in darkness.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2019-10-04wotc

Although the common lands have basic land types, they aren't basic lands.

2019-10-04wotc

Once the common lands (such as Mystic Sanctuary) enter the battlefield tapped, there's no way to untap them with a spell or ability to make their last ability trigger.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $2.57. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.10 and $2.57 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PELD — the lineup includes Foil 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 #242s of *Throne of Eldraine Promos*, the promotional run that shipped alongside the October 2019 Throne of Eldraine release.

Card type: Land, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Keyword abilities: Scry.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #945 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by John Avon. Rarix catalogs 1,840 other cards credited to this artist.