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◇ Catalog #1996

Frantic Search

sld·#1996·rare·borderless

Illus. Javier Charro & Scott Okumura

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Sep '25

11 mo ago

Value

$5.57+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.73 · low $4.31

NM$4.57

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.22–$4.82modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $6.51low $3.76range 73.1%n 43

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #108 · Popular pick

Variants

Borderless$4.57

Gameplay

Instant

Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2022-12-08wotc

You choose which lands to untap as the spell resolves. They aren't targeted, and they don't have to be lands that you control.

2018-12-07wotc

You draw two cards and discard two cards all while Frantic Search is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.57. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.76 and $6.51 across 43 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 #1996 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2025 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: {2}{U} (3 converted).

Legal in Vintage, Commander, and Brawl. Banned in Legacy, Pauper, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #108 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Javier Charro & Scott Okumura.