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◇ Catalog #316

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soc·#316·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Jarel Threat

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$5.53+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.69 · low $4.27

NM$4.53

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.19–$4.78modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.56low $2.22range 150.5%n 54

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #834 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$4.53

Gameplay

Instant

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.

Silverquill's elite know how to offer a scathing rebuttal without uttering a word.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 1

2021-04-16wotc

If multiple damage prevention effects would apply to combat damage that would be dealt to you, you get to choose the order the prevention effects are applied in.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.53. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.22 and $5.56 across 54 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 #316 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{W}{B} (5 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #834 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jarel Threat. Rarix catalogs 130 other cards credited to this artist.