MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #290

Grindstone

tmp·#290·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Greg Simanson

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$13.39+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $14 · low $13

NM$13.4

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$12–$14modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $13low $5.34range 150.7%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,299 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$13

Gameplay

Artifact

{3}, {T}: Target player mills two cards. If two cards that share a color were milled this way, repeat this process.

"Memory is a burden that wears at the soul as weather wears at stone." —Crovax

Legalities

tlrbanned

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2024-04-12wotc

The process can repeat any number of times, as long as two cards that share a color are milled each time.

2004-10-04wotc

If the two cards are both colorless, then the effect does not repeat. It only repeats if both cards have at least one color and at least one color is shared between them.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $13.39. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $5.34 and $13.39 across 44 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 #290 of *Tempest*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1997 Tempest release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Mill.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #6,299 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Greg Simanson. Rarix catalogs 49 other cards credited to this artist.