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◇ Catalog #bs164

Gemstone Mine

wc98·#bs164·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Brom

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Aug 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$3.52+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.61 · low $2.38

NM$2.52

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.33–$2.66modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.20low $2.46range 30.1%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,342 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$2.52

Gameplay

Land

This land enters with three mining counters on it. {T}, Remove a mining counter from this land: Add one mana of any color. If there are no mining counters on this land, sacrifice it.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2022-12-08wotc

If the last mining counter is removed from Gemstone Mine in some way other than activating its ability, Gemstone Mine won’t be sacrificed (and its ability can’t be activated).

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $2.52. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.46 and $3.20 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from WC98 — 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 #bs164 of *World Championship Decks 1998*, the set that shipped alongside the August 1998 World Championship Decks 1998 release.

Card type: Land, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,342 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Brom. Rarix catalogs 187 other cards credited to this artist.