Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Mages' Contest
Invasion · #154 · rare · 2000
Instant
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Market reference
$16.64
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 154 / 354
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Bradley Williams
- Colors
- R
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2000-10-02
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{R}{R}
Type: Instant
You and target spell's controller bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of 1. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid. If you win the bidding, counter that spell.
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) | $16.64 |
| USD (foil) | $90.78 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €7.49 |
| EUR (foil) | €33.96 |
| MTGO tix | 0.49 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Mages' Contest is real?
Mages' Contest 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 Mages' Contest worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mages' Contest is $16.64; 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 Mages' Contest from?
Mages' Contest is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Invasion" in the expansion series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Mages' Contest?
Mages' Contest is a rare card in the Invasion set.
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Other Mages' Contest printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
