Melancholic Poet
Creature — Elf Bard
SOSSecrets of Strixhaven#90common
Foil
"We celebrate our sadness because it reminds us of the true value of being alive."
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 4–149
- Illustrator
- Elizabeth Peiró
- Found in
- Secrets of Strixhaven Prerelease Pack Silverquill · Secrets of Strixhaven Prerelease Pack Witherbloom · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Repartee — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
2/2Plays as: Drain · Lifegain Source · Spell Payoff
Market · per finishspark updated 14h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+16.7%
$0.14
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil-10.0%
$0.18
$0.01 low-$0.07 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.14as of 2026-07-12
+16.7%
H $0.27L $0.02since Apr 2026$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.18as of 2026-07-12
-10.0%
H $2.00L $0.17since Apr 2026$0.01
$0.08
-$0.07-700% · buylist > ask
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Cheapest playable copy$0.14· across 1 printing
Rulings
2 · latest Mar 20, 2026 · one tap opens all
- WotCMar 20, 2026
A repartee ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.
- WotCMar 20, 2026
It doesn't matter if the creature or creatures targeted by the spell that caused the repartee ability to trigger leave the battlefield or stop being creatures before that spell resolves. As long as that spell targeted one or more creatures when it was cast, the repartee ability will trigger and later resolve.