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Traumatic Critique

sosSecrets of Strixhaven#239rare
{X}{U}{R}
Legal in 17 of 23 formats
Treatments
Foil
Price today · this printing
Nonfoil$0.62
Foil$1.23
Foil premium
1.98×nonfoil → foil
Nonfoil
$0.62
Foil
$1.23
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Card text & rulings

Oracle text

Instant

Traumatic Critique deals X damage to any target. Draw two cards, then discard a card.

Ability breakdown
Abilities
SpellTraumatic Critique deals X damage to any target. Draw two cards, then discard a card.
Rulings
  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    If the target is illegal as Traumatic Critique tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't draw or discard.

Market & price history

Market

SOS #239
2026-07-05
Traumatic Critique
$0.62TCGplayer market▼ -26.2% 7d
Lowest Listing
updated 2026-07-05
Nonfoil
Lowest listingNM$0.19Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$0.03· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$0.16 (+84.2%)
Foil
Lowest listingNM$0.38Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$0.12· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$0.26 (+68.4%)
All finishes · 30d
updated 10h ago
Realized change · today vs 30d ago
Nonfoil$0.62▼ -49.2%
Foil$1.23▼ -23.1%
Price signals
This printing
7d
stable
14d
falling
High conf
30d
falling
High conf
Liquidity (implied)Moderate

Trend is a smoothed signal, not the raw change. The chart above shows the realized change; this is a mover-discovery read per window, not a forecast.

Across all copies

This card, all printings.

This printing is the cheapest copy: $0.62 · + shipping
All copies in
falling14d
1 rising2 stable3 falling6 printings
22% confidence
Explore Commander metagame

Cross-printing valuation

3 printings across 2 sets
Printings
3 total
Secrets of Strixhaven#239
2026 · Aaron Miller
$0.62$1.23
Secrets of Strixhaven Promos#239p
2026 · Aaron Miller
$0.92$1.88
Secrets of Strixhaven#358
2026 · Aaron Miller
$1.66$1.66

Demand signals

Plays as
Card DrawLootingMana SinkBurnPlaneswalker RemovalDamage WinX Spell

Combos

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Where you can play it
commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Flavor & art
“"The *artist* should suffer for their craft, not the audience!" —Galazeth Prismari”
Illustrated by
Aaron Miller
Reference & exit links
Card details
Artist
Aaron Miller
Frame
2015
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
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