Magic: The Gathering · core
Frozen Shade
Fifth Edition · #163 · common · 1997
Creature — Shade
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Market reference
$0.19
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 163 / 460
- Release year
- 1997
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- DiTerlizzi
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- white
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1997-03-24
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{B}
Type: Creature — Shade
{B}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
""There are some qualities, some incorporate things, / That have a double life, which thus is made / A type of twin entity which springs / From matter and light, evinced in solid and shade." —Edgar Allan Poe, "Silence""
P/T: 0/1
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) | $0.19 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.11 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Frozen Shade is real?
Frozen Shade 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 Frozen Shade worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Frozen Shade is $0.19; 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 Frozen Shade from?
Frozen Shade is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Fifth Edition" in the core series, released in 1997.
What rarity is Frozen Shade?
Frozen Shade is a common card in the Fifth Edition set.
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Other Frozen Shade printings
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Summer Magic / Edgar · #112
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Intl. Collectors' Edition · #110
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Revised Edition · #112
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30th Anniversary Edition · #106
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Unlimited Edition · #110
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