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◇ Catalog #188

Gamble

usg·#188·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Andrew Goldhawk

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$28.75+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $29 · low $26

NM$27.8

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$26–$29modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $28low $4.86range 471.0%n 58

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #235 · Popular pick

Variants

Nonfoil$28

Gameplay

Sorcery

Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, discard a card at random, then shuffle.

When you've got nothing, you might as well trade it for something else.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2022-12-08wotc

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Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $27.75. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $4.86 and $27.75 across 58 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 #188 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {R} (1 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #235 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Andrew Goldhawk. Rarix catalogs 102 other cards credited to this artist.