Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Tar Snare
Oath of the Gatewatch · #90 · common · 2016
Instant
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Market reference
$0.04
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 90 / 187
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Karl Kopinski
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2016-01-22
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{B}
Type: Instant
Target creature gets -3/-2 until end of turn.
"The amorphous, magically animated residue known as the Fathom Sludge lurks in the Hagra Cistern, attacking its prey with pseudopods and dragging it down to be digested."
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) | $0.04 |
| USD (foil) | $0.35 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.02 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.14 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tar Snare is real?
Tar Snare 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 Tar Snare worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tar Snare is $0.04; 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 Tar Snare from?
Tar Snare is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Oath of the Gatewatch" in the expansion series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Tar Snare?
Tar Snare is a common card in the Oath of the Gatewatch set.
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Other Tar Snare printings
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