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◇ Catalog #171

Barrensteppe Siege

tdm·#171·rare·foil

Illus. Tuan Duong Chu

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Apr '25

1 yr ago

Value

$0.43+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.45 · low $0.41

NM$0.43

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.40–$0.45modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.50low $0.02range 2400.0%n 55

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,075 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.43

Nonfoil$0.35

Gameplay

Enchantment

As this enchantment enters, choose Abzan or Mardu. • Abzan — At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. • Mardu — At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2025-04-04wotc

If you somehow control Barrensteppe Siege and no choice was made for it (perhaps because another permanent on the battlefield became a copy of it), it has neither of the two abilities.

2025-04-04wotc

Barrensteppe Siege’s Mardu ability will check as the end step starts to see if a creature died under your control this turn. If none did, the ability won’t trigger at all.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.43. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.50 across 55 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from TDM — 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 #171 of *Tarkir: Dragonstorm*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity black/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{W}{B} (4 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #5,075 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Tuan Duong Chu. Rarix catalogs 197 other cards credited to this artist.