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Mages' Contest
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
InvasionINV · #154
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 7.13 € · ★ 36.17 € · 15.40 $ · ★ 89.34 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Red
Card text
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.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Bradley Williams
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2000-10-02
