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◇ Catalog #2490

Archmage's Charm

sld·#2490·rare·borderless

Illus. Lie Setiawan

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Feb '26

6 mo ago

Value

$3.41+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.53 · low $3.22

NM$3.41

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.15–$3.60modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.47low $2.90range 19.7%n 88

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,767 · Common include

Variants

Borderless$3.41

Gameplay

Instant

Choose one — • Counter target spell. • Target player draws two cards. • Gain control of target nonland permanent with mana value 1 or less.

"Why confine ourselves to the pleasures of mortal flesh?"

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2024-04-12wotc

The mana value of a token that isn't a copy of another object is 0. A token that is a copy of another object has the same mana cost as that object.

2019-06-14wotc

If a creature on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.41. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.90 and $3.47 across 88 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 #2490 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: {U}{U}{U} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,767 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Lie Setiawan. Rarix catalogs 507 other cards credited to this artist.