Rod of Absorption 
Artifact
Oracle text (EN)
Artifact
Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, exile it instead of putting it into a graveyard as it resolves.
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, Sacrifice this artifact: You may cast any number of spells from among cards exiled with this artifact with total mana value X or less without paying their mana costs.
Printing details
- Set
- AFC · 19
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Svetlin Velinov
- Released
- 2021-07-23
- Prices
- €0.38 · $0.45
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2026 | €0.38 | €0.34 |
| October 29, 2026 | €0.39 | €0.34 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.41 | €0.34 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.38 30-day avg €0.39 | low €0.29 trend €0.00 30-day avg – |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.34 with Zero from €0.58 | NM from – |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.34 | NM from – |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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When Rod of Absorption's last ability resolves, you cast as many spells with total mana value X or less from among the exiled cards as you would like in any order you choose. Cards not cast this way will remain in exile indefinitely.
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If a spell is countered or it never resolves, Rod of Absorption will not exile it.
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If the card has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost. -
If multiple Rods of Absorption are on the battlefield at the same time, any player casting an instant or sorcery spell will cause all of them to trigger. As the spell resolves, its controller will choose which of the Rods gets to exile it.
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Each Rod of Absorption tracks the cards it has exiled separately. If Rod of Absorption is destroyed and then later brought back to the battlefield, it will not be able to access any of the cards that it had exiled before.
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If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the spell.