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◇ Catalog #119

Impractical Joke

sos·#119·uncommon·foil

Illus. Caroline Gariba

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$0.34+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.35 · low $0.32

NM$0.34

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.31–$0.36modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.36low $0.01range 3500.0%n 54

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #20,074 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.34

Nonfoil$0.27

Gameplay

Sorcery

Damage can't be prevented this turn. Impractical Joke deals 3 damage to up to one target creature or planeswalker.

Strixhaven students have a sense of humor. The spirits of the Blood Age do not.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2026-03-20wotc

Impractical Joke only stops damage from being prevented by effects that specifically use the word "prevent."

2026-03-20wotc

You don't have to choose a target for Impractical Joke. However, if you do and the target is illegal as Impractical Joke tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. Damage can still be prevented this turn.

2026-03-20wotc

Protection prevents damage, so protection abilities will be unable to prevent damage during a turn in which Impractical Joke has resolved. However, this won't allow spells or abilities to target permanents they wouldn't ordinarily be able to target because of protection, even if that spell or ability would deal damage to those permanents.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.34. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.01 and $0.36 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SOS — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #119 of *Secrets of Strixhaven*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven release.

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

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

EDHrec ranks this card #20,074 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Caroline Gariba. Rarix catalogs 180 other cards credited to this artist.