MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #20

Temper

sth·#20·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Matthew D. Wilson

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$0.17+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.18 · low $0.16

NM$0.17

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.16–$0.18modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.20low $0.07range 185.7%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #28,612 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.17

Gameplay

Instant

Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.

"I don't need a plan, just a goal. The rest will follow on its own." —Gerrard

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2004-10-04wotc

You can make X be larger than the amount of damage, but you only get one counter for each actual point of damage prevented.

2004-10-04wotc

The +1/+1 counters do show up at the same time as any unprevented damage, which means they are there before you check for lethal damage.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.17. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.07 and $0.20 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from STH — the lineup includes 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 #20 of *Stronghold*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1998 Stronghold release.

Card type: Instant, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {X}{1}{W} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #28,612 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Matthew D. Wilson. Rarix catalogs 238 other cards credited to this artist.