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◇ Catalog #187

Arcane Denial

soc·#187·common·nonfoil

Illus. Xi Zhang

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$1.47+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.52 · low $1.39

NM$1.47

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.36–$1.55modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.15low $0.01range 51400.0%n 185

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #56 · Format staple

Variants

Nonfoil$1.47

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.

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 $1.47. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.01 and $5.15 across 185 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOC — the lineup includes Nonfoil 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 #187 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. 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 Xi Zhang. Rarix catalogs 18 other cards credited to this artist.