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◇ Catalog #861

V.A.T.S.

pip·#861·rare·showcase

Illus. Robin Olausson

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Mar '24

2 yr ago

Value

$30.15+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $31 · low $28

NM$30.1

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MP—

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$28–$32modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $30low $16range 86.5%n 54

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,246 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$30

Gameplay

Instant

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) Choose any number of target creatures with equal toughness. Destroy the chosen creatures.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 8

2024-03-08wotc

If you choose just one target for V.A.T.S., that creature will be destroyed when V.A.T.S. resolves as long as it’s still a legal target, regardless of whether or not its toughness has changed since V.A.T.S. was cast.

2024-03-08wotc

In the rare case where the legal targets no longer all have equal toughness (probably because of a triggered ability or special action) when V.A.T.S. tries to resolve, it won’t resolve. None of the chosen creatures will be destroyed.

2024-03-08wotc

Players still get priority while a spell with split second is on the stack; their options are just limited to mana abilities and certain special actions.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $30.15. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $16.17 and $30.15 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PIP — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #861 of *Fallout*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2024 Fallout release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{B}{B} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Split second.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,246 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Robin Olausson. Rarix catalogs 140 other cards credited to this artist.