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◇ Catalog #1179

Mental Misstep

sld·#1179·rare·borderless

Illus. Ori Toor

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '22

3 yr ago

Value

$76.72+$3 (+4.2%)

30 days high $78 · low $71

NM$75.7

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$70–$80modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $174low $74range 134.1%n 92

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #451 · Popular pick

Variants

Borderless$76

Gameplay

Instant

({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.) Counter target spell with mana value 1.

"Paws."

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 7

2011-06-01wotc

Each Phyrexian mana symbol in a spell's mana cost contributes 1 to that spell's mana value. For example, Mental Misstep's mana value is 1, regardless of how its cost was paid.

2011-06-01wotc

To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.

2011-06-01wotc

If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be the value chosen for it while that spell is on the stack.

2011-06-01

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $75.72. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $74.25 and $173.85 across 92 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — 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 #1179 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2022 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {U/P} (1 converted).

Legal in Commander. Banned in Modern and Legacy. Restricted in Vintage.

EDHrec ranks this card #451 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ori Toor. Rarix catalogs 4 other cards credited to this artist.