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◇ Catalog #50

Preemptive Strike

ptk·#50·common·nonfoil

Illus. Jiaming

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May 1999

27 yr ago

Value

$6.32+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $6.54 · low $5.96

NM$6.32

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$5.84–$6.67modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $7.24low $1.61range 349.7%n 45

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #28,065 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$6.32

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target creature spell.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $6.32. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.61 and $7.24 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PTK — 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 #50 of *Portal Three Kingdoms*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1999 Portal Three Kingdoms release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #28,065 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jiaming. Rarix catalogs 5 other cards credited to this artist.