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◇ Catalog #216

Absorb

scd·#216·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Andrew Goldhawk

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wishlisted

Dec '22

3 yr ago

Value

$0.34+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.35 · low $0.32

NM$0.34

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.31–$0.36modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.79low $0.34range 426.5%n 54

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,803 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.34

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell. You gain 3 life.

"Your presumption is your downfall."

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2022-12-08wotc

A spell that can't be countered is a legal target for Absorb. The spell won't be countered when Absorb resolves, but you'll still gain 3 life.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.34. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.34 and $1.79 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SCD — 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 #216 of *Starter Commander Decks*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2022 Starter Commander Decks release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {W}{U}{U} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,803 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Andrew Goldhawk. Rarix catalogs 102 other cards credited to this artist.