Mages' Contest 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
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.
Printing details
- Set
- INV · 154
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- ZHT
- Artist
- Bradley Williams
- Released
- 2000-10-02
- Prices
- – · –
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
Show the data
| Date | Cardmarket, trend |
|---|---|
| November 2, 2026 | €5.88 |
| November 1, 2026 | €5.93 |
| October 31, 2026 | €6.19 |
| October 30, 2026 | €6.26 |
| October 29, 2026 | €6.57 |
| October 28, 2026 | €6.69 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €3.00 trend €5.88 30-day avg €6.21 | low €7.00 trend €27.72 30-day avg €21.64 |
| CardTrader (ZHT) | No offers | |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €7.13 | NM from €30.39 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 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 Legal
- premodern Legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
No rulings for this card.