MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #23

Spell Pierce

soa·#23·uncommon·showcase

Illus. Paul Adam

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in vault

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wishlisted

Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$1.07+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.11 · low $1.01

NM$1.07

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.99–$1.13modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.08low $0.01range 10700.0%n 83

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #934 · Common include

Variants

Showcase$1.07

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {2}.

"One does not need to be stronger than their opponent. You need only force them to play their hand before you've shown your own." —*Forces of Negation: A Study in Countermagic*

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.07. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.01 and $1.08 across 83 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 #23 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: {U} (1 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #934 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Paul Adam. Rarix catalogs 8 other cards credited to this artist.