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◇ Catalog #90068

Baleful Mastery

DIGITAL ONLY

prm·#90068·rare·foil

Illus. Chris Cold

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May '21

5 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,306 · Common include

Variants

Foil$0.20

Nonfoil$0.20

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

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from PRM — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #90068 of *Magic Online Promos*, the promotional run that shipped alongside the May 2021 Magic Online 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.