Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Mental Misstep
New Phyrexia · #38 · uncommon · 2011
Instant
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Market reference
$10.23
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 38 / 175
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Erica Yang
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Watermark
- phyrexian
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2011-05-13
About this card
Mana cost: {U/P}
Type: Instant
({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.) Counter target spell with mana value 1.
""Your first mistake was thinking I would let you live long enough to make a second." —Sarnvax, Gitaxian sective"
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) | $10.23 |
| USD (foil) | $123.59 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €6.40 |
| EUR (foil) | €104.24 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Mental Misstep is real?
Mental Misstep 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 Mental Misstep worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mental Misstep is $10.23; 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 Mental Misstep from?
Mental Misstep is from the Magic: The Gathering set "New Phyrexia" in the expansion series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Mental Misstep?
Mental Misstep is a uncommon card in the New Phyrexia set.
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Other Mental Misstep printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
