Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Elite Spellbinder
Strixhaven: School of Mages · #289 · rare · 2021
Creature — Human Cleric
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Market reference
$0.49
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 289 / 393
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Ryan Pancoast
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Promo types
- boosterfun
- Printed
- 2021-04-23
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{W}
Type: Creature — Human Cleric
Flying When this creature enters, look at target opponent's hand. You may exile a nonland card from it. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may play it. A spell cast this way costs {2} more to cast.
"Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, World Champion XXVI"
Keywords: Flying
P/T: 3/1
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) | $0.49 |
| USD (foil) | $0.60 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.83 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.97 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Elite Spellbinder is real?
Elite Spellbinder 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 Elite Spellbinder worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Elite Spellbinder is $0.49; 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 Elite Spellbinder from?
Elite Spellbinder is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Strixhaven: School of Mages" in the expansion series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Elite Spellbinder?
Elite Spellbinder is a rare card in the Strixhaven: School of Mages set.
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Other Elite Spellbinder printings
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