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Johann's Stopgap

{3}{U}

Sorcery

WOEWilds of Eldraine#58common
Foil

"Just ... stay in there ... for one ... second!"

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 580
Illustrator
Christina Kraus
Found in
Wilds of Eldraine MTGO Redemption · Wilds of Eldraine MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings1
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Bargain (You may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token as you cast this spell.) This spell costs {2} less to cast if it's bargained. Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Draw a card.
Bargain

Plays as: Bounce · Spot Removal

Market · per finishspark updated 8h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.06
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.11
$0.01 low-$0.07 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.06· across 1 printing

Rulings

7 · latest Sep 1, 2023 · one tap opens all
  • WotCSep 1, 2023

    Bargain means "As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token."

  • WotCSep 1, 2023

    Bargain represents an optional additional cost. A spell cast with that additional cost paid is "bargained."

  • WotCSep 1, 2023

    If the permanent is an illegal target as Johann's Stopgap tries to resolve, Johann's Stopgap is removed from the stack and you won't draw a card.

  • WotCSep 1, 2023

    If you copy a bargained spell, the copy is also bargained. If a card or token enters the battlefield as a copy of a permanent that's already on the battlefield, the new permanent isn't bargained, even if the original was.

  • WotCSep 1, 2023

    Some instant and sorcery spells require additional targets if they're bargained. You ignore those targeting requirements if those spells aren't bargained, and you can't bargain those spells unless you can choose the appropriate targets. On the other hand, you can bargain a permanent spell even if you won't be able to choose targets for an enters-the-battlefield ability of that permanent once the spell resolves.

  • WotCSep 1, 2023

    The cost-reduction ability of Johann's Stopgap doesn't change its mana cost or mana value, only the total cost you pay. Specifically, the mana value of Johann's Stopgap is always 4.

  • WotCSep 1, 2023

    You may sacrifice only one artifact, enchantment, or token to pay a spell's bargain cost.