wotc
If you copy a "Mastery" spell and the alternative cost was paid, the copy will resolve as though the cost was paid.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #64s
Baleful Mastery
pstx·#64s·rare·foil
Illus. Chris Cold
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wishlisted
Apr '21
5 yr ago
Value
$7.49+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $7.49 · low $7.49
Volatility · stable
EUR€2.93USD$7.49
NM$7.49
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #1,299 · Common include
Variants
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
wotc
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.
wotc
In a multiplayer game, you choose which opponent takes the prescribed action as the spell resolves.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 16 hours ago at $7.49, holding the same level over the trailing thirty days. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.55 and $7.49 across 40 observations — a stable band. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PSTX — the lineup includes Foil 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 #64s of *Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos*, the promotional run that shipped alongside the April 2021 Strixhaven: School of Mages 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 #1,299 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.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Chris Cold
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