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◇ Catalog #2489

Arcane Denial

sld·#2489·rare·borderless

Illus. Lee Woo-chul

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Feb '26

6 mo ago

Value

$9.62+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $8.92 · low $8.13

NM$8.62

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$7.97–$9.10modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $8.62low $6.18range 39.5%n 84

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #56 · Format staple

Variants

Borderless$8.62

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

"This Netherese blight . . . is balled up inside my chest. And it needs to be fed."

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2007-09-16wotc

The controller of the countered spell doesn't choose how many cards to draw until the relevant ability resolves. The player may draw 0, 1, or 2 cards. They choose the number before drawing any cards.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $8.62. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $6.18 and $8.62 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 #2489 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the February 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: {1}{U} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #56 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Lee Woo-chul. Rarix catalogs 13 other cards credited to this artist.