MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #78

Power Sink

tmp·#78·common·nonfoil

Illus. Jeff Miracola

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.18+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.19 · low $0.17

NM$0.18

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.17–$0.19modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.18low $0.04range 350.0%n 47

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #10,185 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.18

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If that player doesn't, they tap all lands with mana abilities they control and lose all unspent mana.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2010-03-01wotc

Only lands that actually have mana abilities will get tapped. This includes basic lands and lands with mana abilities printed on them, as well as lands which have been granted a mana ability by some effect.

2004-10-04wotc

Does not increase the mana cost of the spell. It just requires a separate expenditure in order for it to succeed.

2004-10-04wotc

When this spell resolves, you either pay X mana or let your lands become tapped. The lands that become tapped are not “tapped for mana”. If you choose to pay, you may pay the X mana using whatever mana abilities you want to use.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.18. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.18 across 47 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 #78 of *Tempest*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1997 Tempest release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {X}{U} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #10,185 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jeff Miracola. Rarix catalogs 430 other cards credited to this artist.