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◇ Catalog #239

Traumatic Critique

sos·#239·rare·foil

Illus. Aaron Miller

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$2.55+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.60 · low $1.46

NM$1.55

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.43–$1.64modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.21low $1.24range 158.9%n 55

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #11,881 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$1.55

Nonfoil$1.04

Gameplay

Instant

Traumatic Critique deals X damage to any target. Draw two cards, then discard a card.

"The *artist* should suffer for their craft, not the audience!" —Galazeth Prismari

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2026-03-20wotc

If the target is illegal as Traumatic Critique tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't draw or discard.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.55. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.24 and $3.21 across 55 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 #239 of *Secrets of Strixhaven*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red/blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {X}{U}{R} (2 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #11,881 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Aaron Miller. Rarix catalogs 530 other cards credited to this artist.