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◇ Catalog #90

Melancholic Poet

sos·#90·common·nonfoil

Illus. Elizabeth Peiró

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$0.14+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.14 · low $0.13

NM$0.14

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.13–$0.15modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.15low $0.01range 1400.0%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #17,671 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.25

Nonfoil$0.14

Gameplay

Creature — Elf Bard

Repartee — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

"We celebrate our sadness because it reminds us of the true value of being alive."

2/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2026-03-20wotc

A repartee ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.

2026-03-20wotc

It doesn't matter if the creature or creatures targeted by the spell that caused the repartee ability to trigger leave the battlefield or stop being creatures before that spell resolves. As long as that spell targeted one or more creatures when it was cast, the repartee ability will trigger and later resolve.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.14. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.01 and $0.15 across 46 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 #90 of *Secrets of Strixhaven*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven release.

Card type: Creature — Elf Bard, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Repartee.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #17,671 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Elizabeth Peiró. Rarix catalogs 91 other cards credited to this artist.