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◇ Catalog #146

Minion of the Wastes

tmp·#146·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Scott Kirschner

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$1.01+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.05 · low $0.95

NM$1.01

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.93–$1.07modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.29low $0.03range 7533.3%n 312

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #23,582 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$1.01

Gameplay

Creature — Minion

Trample As this creature enters, pay any amount of life. Minion of the Wastes's power and toughness are each equal to the life paid as it entered.

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Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 1

2011-01-25wotc

The life is paid as Minion of the Wastes enters. If Minion of the Wastes is countered, you don't get the opportunity to pay any life.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.01. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $2.29 across 312 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TMP — 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 #146 of *Tempest*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1997 Tempest release.

Card type: Creature — Minion, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}{B} (6 converted). Keyword abilities: Trample.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #23,582 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Scott Kirschner. Rarix catalogs 117 other cards credited to this artist.