wotc
Removing all ice counters from Thing in the Ice some other way will not cause it to transform. You’ll need to cast an instant or sorcery spell and cause its last ability to trigger.
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◇ Catalog #3
Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror
pr23·#3·rare·borderless
Illus. Brandi Milne
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wishlisted
Jan '23
3 yr ago
Value
$12.20+$0 (+4.2%)
30 days high $13 · low $12
NM$12.2
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$11–$13modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $12low $3.36range 265.2%n 80
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #6,404 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Horror // Creature — Kraken Horror
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.
wotc
When Thing in the Ice’s triggered ability transforms it, Awoken Horror’s ability will trigger and resolve before the spell that caused Thing in the Ice’s last ability to trigger.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $12.20. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.36 and $12.27 across 80 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PR23 — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #3 of *Regional Championship Qualifiers 2023*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2023 Regional Championship Qualifiers 2023 release.
Card type: Creature — Horror // Creature — Kraken Horror, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Keyword abilities: Transform and Defender.
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #6,404 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Brandi Milne. Rarix catalogs 9 other cards credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Brandi Milne
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