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◇ Catalog #STX-64

Baleful Mastery

plst·#STX-64·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Chris Cold

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wishlisted

Feb '24

2 yr ago

Value

$4.80+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.93 · low $3.58

NM$3.80

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.51–$4.01modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.65low $2.12range 119.3%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,306 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$3.80

Gameplay

Instant

You may pay {1}{B} rather than pay this spell's mana cost. If the {1}{B} cost was paid, an opponent draws a card. Exile target creature or planeswalker.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2021-04-16wotc

If you copy a "Mastery" spell and the alternative cost was paid, the copy will resolve as though the cost was paid.

2021-04-16wotc

The mana value of a spell on the stack is determined by its mana cost, not any alternative costs you used to pay for it.

2021-04-16wotc

In a multiplayer game, you choose which opponent takes the prescribed action as the spell resolves.

2021-04-16

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.80. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.12 and $4.65 across 54 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 #STX-64 of *The List*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2024 The List release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{B} (4 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #1,306 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Chris Cold. Rarix catalogs 164 other cards credited to this artist.