Political Trickery

Last observed at $1.00, stable around $1.00 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.00 and $1.16 across 40 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $1.00.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from WC97 — 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.

This card belongs to *World Championship Decks 1997* (released August 1997).

Card #jk81sb in World Championship Decks 1997.

Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.

Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.

EDHrec ranks this card #17,146 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Scott Kirschner. Rarix tracks 117 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.

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