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◇ Catalog #217

Perplex

rav·#217·common·nonfoil

Illus. Tsutomu Kawade

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct '05

21 yr ago

Value

$2.55+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.60 · low $1.46

NM$1.55

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.43–$1.64modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.67low $0.03range 5466.7%n 58

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,223 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$14

Nonfoil$1.55

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller discards their hand. Transmute {1}{U}{B} ({1}{U}{B}, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2005-10-01wotc

If the spell’s controller has no cards in their hand, that player can still choose to discard their hand and prevent the spell from being countered.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.55. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $1.67 across 58 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from RAV — 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 #217 of *Ravnica: City of Guilds*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2005 Ravnica: City of Guilds release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black/blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{U}{B} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Transmute.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,223 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Tsutomu Kawade. Rarix catalogs 48 other cards credited to this artist.