MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #61

Growth Spiral

sta·#61·rare·showcase

Illus. Barbara Rosiak

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in vault

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wishlisted

Apr '21

5 yr ago

Value

$2.69+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.75 · low $1.59

NM$1.69

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.56–$1.78modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.35low $0.22range 1422.7%n 123

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #225 · Popular pick

Variants

Showcase$1.69

Gameplay

Instant

Draw a card. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.

"I've gleaned greater insight from the spiraling of a single fern than I have from all the books I've ever read." —Kianne, Quandrix dean

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2019-01-25wotc

Growth Spiral's effect doesn't count as playing a land. It can put a land card onto the battlefield even if it's not your turn or if you've already played your land for the turn.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.69. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.22 and $3.35 across 123 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 #61 of *Strixhaven Mystical Archive*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2021 Strixhaven Mystical Archive release.

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

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

EDHrec ranks this card #225 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Barbara Rosiak. Rarix catalogs 32 other cards credited to this artist.