Arcane Melee
Enchantment
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- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
- Illustrator
- Jaime Jones
- Found in
- Avacyn Restored MTGO Redemption · Avacyn Restored MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
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
Instant and sorcery spells cost 
less to cast.
less to cast.Plays as:
Cost ReducerSpell Cost Reducer
Market · per finishspark updated 4h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
TCGplayerFinish
Market
Δ 30D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Buy
Nonfoil
$0.36
+9.1%
Since Feb 2024:H $0.40L $0.25$0.18
$0.03
$0.15+83% · normal spread
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Foil
$1.11
-0.9%
Since Feb 2024:H $1.75L $0.69$0.59
$0.60
-$0.01-2% · buylist > ask
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Rulings
4 · latest May 1, 2012
- WotCMay 1, 2012
Arcane Melee can reduce alternative costs such as miracle costs.
- WotCMay 1, 2012
Arcane Melee can’t reduce the colored mana requirement of an instant or sorcery spell.
- WotCMay 1, 2012
If there are additional costs to cast a spell, such as a kicker cost or a cost imposed by another effect (such as Thalia, Guardian of Thraben’s ability), apply those increases before applying cost reductions.
- WotCMay 1, 2012
The cost to cast an instant or sorcery spell with one generic mana in its mana cost will be reduced by
. For example, an instant spell with a mana cost of 
would cost to cast.