wotc
If a spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you choose the value of X before calculating the spell's total cost.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #306
Sapphire Medallion
tmp·#306·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Sue Ellen Brown
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Oct 1997
29 yr ago
Value
$24.11+$1 (+4.2%)
30 days high $25 · low $23
NM$24.1
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$22–$25modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $24low $1.52range 1486.2%n 54
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #386 · Popular pick
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact
Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 5
wotc
If there are additional costs to cast a spell, or if the cost to cast a spell is increased by an effect (such as the one created by Thalia, Guardian of Thraben's ability), apply those increases before applying cost reductions.
wotc
The ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any spell. It changes only the total cost you pay.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $24.11. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.52 and $24.11 across 54 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 #306 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: {2} (2 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #386 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Sue Ellen Brown. Rarix catalogs 7 other cards credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Sue Ellen Brown
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