Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Close Encounter
Edge of Eternities · #176 · uncommon · 2025
Instant
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Market reference
$0.09
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 176 / 400
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Inkognit
- Colors
- G
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2025-08-01
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{G}
Type: Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, choose a creature you control or a warped creature card you own in exile. Close Encounter deals damage equal to the power of the chosen creature or card to target creature.
"Many mistake terrasymbiotic philosophy as pacifism. They are rarely wrong twice."
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.09 |
| USD (foil) | $0.18 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.04 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.06 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Close Encounter is real?
Close Encounter is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Close Encounter worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Close Encounter is $0.09; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Close Encounter from?
Close Encounter is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Edge of Eternities" in the expansion series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Close Encounter?
Close Encounter is a uncommon card in the Edge of Eternities set.
