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◇ Catalog #42

Baleful Stare

por·#42·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. John Coulthart

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.32+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.33 · low $0.30

NM$0.32

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.30–$0.34modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.32low $0.26range 23.1%n 53

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #24,127 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.32

Gameplay

Sorcery

Target opponent reveals their hand. You draw a card for each Mountain and red card in it.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.32. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.26 and $0.32 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from POR — 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 #42 of *Portal*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1997 Portal release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #24,127 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by John Coulthart. Rarix catalogs 35 other cards credited to this artist.