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If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #81
Dark Confidant
rav·#81·rare·foil
Illus. Ron Spears
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Oct '05
20 yr ago
Value
$48.57+$0 (+0.7%)
30 days high $48 · low $47
Volatility · stable
EUR€18.55USD$47.57TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #1,268 · Common include
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Human Wizard
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.
Greatness, at any cost.
2/1
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
Context
Last observed at $47.57, up from $47.22 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $47.57 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $47.57.
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.
This card belongs to *Ravnica: City of Guilds* (released October 2005).
Card #81 in Ravnica: City of Guilds.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Human Wizard. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted).
Legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Historic, and Alchemy.
EDHrec ranks this card #1,268 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Ron Spears. Rarix tracks 438 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Ron Spears
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