MTG · Concept

◇ Concept · 3 printings

Mages' Contest

Instant

printings

#10561

EDHREC rank

—

penny rank

Std

normal

—

in vault

—

for trade

—

wishlisted

Value

$90.7890d high · 3 printings

90-dayhigh $91low $0.49range 18426.5%n 341

Gameplay

Instant

You and target spell's controller bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of 1. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid. If you win the bidding, counter that spell.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

futurenot legal

legacylegal

modernnot legal

paupernot legal

alchemynot legal

pioneernot legal

vintagelegal

historicnot legal

standardnot legal

Timelessnot legal

commanderlegal

Gladiatornot legal

Old Schoolnot legal

Premodernlegal

Oathbreakerlegal

Standard Brawlnot legal

Pauper Commandernot legal

Context

Across the 3 printings of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $0.49 to $90.78 across 341 observations.

Rarix catalogs 3 distinct printings of this card concept, spanning every set the card has appeared in. The Printings grid below lists each one with its own variant treatment, price, and collector signal.

Card type: Instant. Color identity: red. Mana cost: {1}{R}{R} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card concept #10,561 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

The representative printing on this page is illustrated by Bradley Williams.