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◇ Catalog #INV-154

Mages' Contest

plst·#INV-154·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Bradley Williams

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '21

5 yr ago

Value

$18.46+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $19 · low $17

NM$18.5

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$17–$19modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $47low $8.75range 435.7%n 249

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #10,590 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$18

Gameplay

Instant

You and target spell's controller bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of 1. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid. If you win the bidding, counter that spell.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $18.46. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $8.75 and $46.87 across 249 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PLST — the lineup includes 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 #INV-154 of *The List*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2021 The List release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{R}{R} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #10,590 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Bradley Williams. Rarix catalogs 94 other cards credited to this artist.