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Mistvein Borderpost

{1}{U}{B}

Artifact

ARCArchenemy#90common
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Illustrator
Pete Venters
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
You may pay {1} and return a basic land you control to its owner's hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. This artifact enters tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.
Plays as:
Cost AlternativeMana FixerMana Rock
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$0.25 low$0.14 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.15· across 2 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$0.29-12.1%30D
30D range$0.29to$0.33Since Feb 2024:H $0.51L $0.25

Other printings

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Found in

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  • Archenemy Theme Deck Assemble the Doomsday Machine

    Deck · $124.99

    Nonfoil Included

Rulings

4 · latest May 1, 2009
  • WotCMay 1, 2009

    As you cast a spell, you get a chance to activate mana abilities before you pay that spell's costs. Therefore, you may tap a basic land for mana, then both spend that mana and return that land to your hand to pay this card's alternative cost. (Of course, you can return a different basic land instead.)

  • WotCMay 1, 2009

    Casting this card by paying its alternative cost doesn't change when you can cast it. You can cast it only at the normal time you could cast an artifact spell. It also doesn't change the spell's mana cost or mana value. The only difference is the cost you actually pay.

  • WotCMay 1, 2009

    Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast this card will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.

  • WotCMay 1, 2009

    To satisfy the alternative cost, you may return any basic land you control to its owner's hand, regardless of that land's subtype or whether it's tapped.