MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #37

Claim the Firstborn

sta·#37·uncommon·showcase

Illus. Anato Finnstark

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '21

5 yr ago

Value

$0.35+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.36 · low $0.33

NM$0.35

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.32–$0.37modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.52low $0.04range 1200.0%n 117

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,778 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$0.35

Gameplay

Sorcery

Gain control of target creature with mana value 3 or less until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.

"Will! They have a copy of *Tales of the Fae* here! Want me to read you a bedtime story?" —Rowan Kenrith

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2019-10-04wotc

Gaining control of a creature doesn't cause you to gain control of any Auras or Equipment attached to it.

2019-10-04wotc

Claim the Firstborn can target any creature with mana value 3 or less, even one that's untapped or one you already control.

2019-10-04wotc

If a creature on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.35. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.52 across 117 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from STA — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #37 of *Strixhaven Mystical Archive*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2021 Strixhaven Mystical Archive 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 #6,778 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Anato Finnstark. Rarix catalogs 136 other cards credited to this artist.