You can’t use this on a spell unless the target spell is an Aura or uses the word “target” in its text. If it isn’t an Aura and the word “target” is not there, then the spell does not target a player at all—it just affects a player without targeting them.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.24. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.25 across 46 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 #40 of *Stronghold*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1998 Stronghold release.
Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #26,977 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Doug Chaffee. Rarix catalogs 142 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Doug Chaffee
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