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◇ Catalog #689

Ensnared by the Mara

who·#689·rare·foil

Illus. Andrey Kuzinskiy

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Oct '23

2 yr ago

Value

$11.43+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $12 · low $11

NM$11.4

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$11–$12modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $12low $8.74range 32.0%n 54

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,459 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$11

Gameplay

Sorcery

Each opponent faces a villainous choice — They exile cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card, then you may cast that card without paying its mana cost, or that player exiles the top four cards of their library and Ensnared by the Mara deals damage equal to the total mana value of those exiled cards to that player.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 4

2023-10-13wotc

When a player faces a villainous choice, they first choose one of the two options, then all actions in the chosen option are performed.

2023-10-13wotc

If a spell or ability requires multiple players to face a villainous choice, the result is a little different from other effects in Magic. In that case, the first player in turn order makes their choice and the action for that choice is performed before the next player makes their choice. Then each of the remaining players repeat this process in turn order.

2023-10-13wotc

A player facing a villainous choice can always choose either option, even if one or both of the options are impossible. For example, if one of the options is to sacrifice a creature, a player who controls no creatures can still choose that option.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $11.43. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $8.74 and $11.54 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from WHO — the lineup includes Foil 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 #689 of *Doctor Who*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2023 Doctor Who release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{R}{R} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,459 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Andrey Kuzinskiy. Rarix catalogs 247 other cards credited to this artist.