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◇ Catalog #159

Sleeper Agent

usg·#159·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Randy Gallegos

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$3.65+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.74 · low $2.50

NM$2.65

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.45–$2.80modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.71low $0.24range 1029.2%n 47

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #11,799 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$2.65

Gameplay

Creature — Phyrexian Minion

When this creature enters, target opponent gains control of it. At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 2 damage to you.

3/3

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

This card is a bit weird. When it enters under your control, you give control of it to an opponent. After that it damages them each turn because the "you" on the card means its controller.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $2.65. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.24 and $2.71 across 47 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — 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 #159 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Creature — Phyrexian Minion, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #11,799 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Randy Gallegos. Rarix catalogs 746 other cards credited to this artist.