Mages' Contest
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Reference price
- Nonfoil
- $13.64
- Foil
- $84.99
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Price history
- Nonfoil
- Down 9% in 18 days
- Foil
- Down 4% in 18 days
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Printing details
- Set
- Invasion
- Released
- October 2, 2000
- Language
- en
- Collector no.
- #154
- Rarity
- rare
Card text
Oracle text — the current official rules text for this card.
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.
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Beginner guide
Card text above uses Oracle text, the current official rules text for this card.
This costs one mana of any type and two red mana.
- Mana
- Mana is the resource you spend to cast spells and activate abilities.
- Generic mana
- A numbered mana cost can be paid with mana of any type.
