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◇ Catalog #316

Whetstone

usg·#316·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Greg Simanson

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$1.67+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.69 · low $0.63

NM$0.67

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.62–$0.71modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.70low $0.03range 2233.3%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #23,106 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.67

Gameplay

Artifact

{3}: Each player mills two cards.

To hone swords and dull minds. —Whetstone inscription

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2004-10-04wotc

It is not a draw effect so it will not cause a player with less than 2 cards in their library to lose.

2004-10-04wotc

Can be used if a player has less than 2 cards in their library. It will remove 0 or 1 cards if that is all that is available.

2004-10-04wotc

Since you are putting more than one card in the graveyard at one time, each affected player can choose the order the 2 cards go in.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.67. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.70 across 52 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 #316 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Mill.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #23,106 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

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