MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #17

Disdainful Stroke

soa·#17·uncommon·showcase

Illus. Matthew G. Lewis

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$0.31+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.32 · low $0.29

NM$0.31

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.29–$0.33modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.36low $0.01range 3500.0%n 99

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,437 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$0.31

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell with mana value 4 or greater.

"The clever mage knows that it does not take strength to overcome the enemy, but creativity and intelligence." —*Forces of Negation: A Study in Countermagic*

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2021-03-19wotc

A face-down spell has mana value 0 and can't be targeted by Disdainful Stroke.

2021-02-05wotc

If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when determining the spell's mana value.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.31. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.01 and $0.36 across 99 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOA — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #17 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #2,437 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Matthew G. Lewis. Rarix catalogs 17 other cards credited to this artist.