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◇ Catalog #249

Mage Tower Referee

sos·#249·common·foil

Illus. Nino Vecia

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$0.16+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.17 · low $0.15

NM$0.16

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.15–$0.17modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.16low $0.01range 1500.0%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #25,476 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.16

Nonfoil$0.09

Gameplay

Artifact Creature — Construct

Whenever you cast a multicolored spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Incapable of choosing a favorite and invulnerable to the influence of magic, it is an ideal and obnoxiously accurate referee.

2/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2026-03-20wotc

Mage Tower Referee's ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.16. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.01 and $0.16 across 57 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 #249 of *Secrets of Strixhaven*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven release.

Card type: Artifact Creature — Construct, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #25,476 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Nino Vecia. Rarix catalogs 117 other cards credited to this artist.