Sparring Construct
Artifact Creature — Construct
DOMDominaria#232common
Foil
The trainers were a gift of gratitude from the wizards of Tolaria West to the knights of New Benalia for their aid during the Talas Incursion.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 896
- Illustrator
- Mark Behm
- Found in
- Dominaria Planeswalker Deck Teferi · Dominaria MTGO Redemption · 7 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
When this creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
1/1Plays as: Counter Payoff · Counter Placer · Ltb Trigger
Market · per finishspark updated 14h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.13
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.38
$0.06 low-$0.04 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.13as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.13L $0.02since Feb 2024$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.38as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.89L $0.26since Feb 2024$0.06
$0.10
-$0.04-67% · buylist > ask
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Cheapest playable copy$0.13· across 1 printing
Rulings
1 · latest Apr 27, 2018 · one tap opens all
- WotCApr 27, 2018
If another creature is dealt lethal damage at the same time as Sparring Construct, Sparring Construct’s ability can’t put a +1/+1 counter on the other creature in time to save it.