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◇ Catalog #278

Bottle Gnomes

tmp·#278·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Kaja Foglio

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.49+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.51 · low $0.46

NM$0.49

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.45–$0.52modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.70low $0.39range 79.5%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #14,770 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.49

Gameplay

Artifact Creature — Gnome

Sacrifice this creature: You gain 3 life.

"I am reminded of the fable of the silver egg. Its owner cracks it open to see what jewels it holds, only to discover a simple yellow yolk." —Karn, silver golem

1/3

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.49. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.39 and $0.70 across 52 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 #278 of *Tempest*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1997 Tempest release.

Card type: Artifact Creature — Gnome, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3} (3 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #14,770 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kaja Foglio. Rarix catalogs 232 other cards credited to this artist.