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◇ Catalog #2373

Mental Misstep

sld·#2373·rare·borderless

Illus. Kelogsloops & Scott Okumura

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Mar '26

5 mo ago

Value

$18.96+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $19 · low $17

NM$18.0

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$17–$19modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $19low $15range 21.9%n 84

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$18

Gameplay

Instant

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

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 $17.96. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $15.22 and $18.56 across 84 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 #2373 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2026 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 Kelogsloops & Scott Okumura.