Magic: The Gathering · box
Delay
Secret Lair Drop · #1788 · rare · 2019
Instant
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Market reference
$2.98
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 1788 / 2563
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Jordan Speer
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- borderless
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2024-08-27
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{U}
Type: Instant
Counter target spell. If the spell is countered this way, exile it with three time counters on it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of its owner's upkeep, they remove a time counter. When the last is removed, they may play it without paying its mana cost. If it's a creature, it has haste.)
""On a failed save, target creature's speed is halved.""
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) | $2.98 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €2.81 |
| EUR (foil) | €3.95 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Delay is real?
Delay 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 Delay worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Delay is $2.98; 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 Delay from?
Delay is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Secret Lair Drop" in the box series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Delay?
Delay is a rare card in the Secret Lair Drop set.
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Delay in the news
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Other Delay printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
