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◇ Catalog #15

Spectral Arcanist

voc·#15·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Johan Grenier

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Nov '21

4 yr ago

Value

$0.29+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.30 · low $0.27

NM$0.29

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.27–$0.31modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.39low $0.29range 34.5%n 44

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,061 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.29

Gameplay

Creature — Spirit Wizard

Flying When this creature enters, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value less than or equal to the number of Spirits you control from a graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.

3/2

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2021-11-19wotc

If you choose to cast the spell, you must do so as Spectral Arcanist's ability is resolving. You can't wait and cast it later.

2021-11-19wotc

If you cast a spell with X in its mana cost this way, you must choose 0 as the value for X.

2021-11-19wotc

If you cast a spell without paying its mana cost, you may choose to pay additional costs (such as kicker) but not alternative costs (such as flashback).

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.29. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.29 and $0.39 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from VOC — 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 #15 of *Crimson Vow Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2021 Crimson Vow Commander release.

Card type: Creature — Spirit Wizard, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{U} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #12,061 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Johan Grenier. Rarix catalogs 264 other cards credited to this artist.