Spell Snip
Instant
ALAShards of Alara#57common
Foil
"Magic cast through a hand of flesh is just as weak as the flesh itself." —Lodus of the Ethersworn
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 896
- Illustrator
- Michael Sutfin
- Found in
- Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption · Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
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Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
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Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)Cycling
Plays as: Counterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.12
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.37
$0.09 low$0.01 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.12as of 2026-07-12
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H $0.15L $0.05since Feb 2024$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.37as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.50L $0.17since Feb 2024$0.09
$0.08
$0.01+11% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.12· across 1 printing
Rulings
1 · latest Oct 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
- WotCOct 1, 2008
Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.