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◇ Catalog #9

Isochron Scepter

slc·#9·rare·borderless

Illus. Kieran Yanner

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Nov '25

9 mo ago

Value

$10.92+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $10 · low $9.35

NM$9.92

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$9.17–$10modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $11low $4.97range 123.9%n 82

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #716 · Common include

Variants

Borderless$9.92

Gameplay

Artifact

Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile an instant card with mana value 2 or less from your hand. {2}, {T}: You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

"Again—mana! And tap it! And cast! Feel the burn—you're doing great!"

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2020-08-07wotc

You cast the copy while the ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.

2020-08-07wotc

If you don't want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.

2020-08-07wotc

If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

2020-08-07

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $9.92. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $4.97 and $11.13 across 82 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLC — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #9 of *Secret Lair Countdown*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2025 Secret Lair Countdown release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Imprint.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #716 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kieran Yanner. Rarix catalogs 915 other cards credited to this artist.