Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Contested Game Ball
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan · #251 · uncommon · 2023
Artifact
Listings
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Market reference
$0.16
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 251 / 416
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Camille Alquier
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2023-11-17
About this card
Mana cost: {2}
Type: Artifact
Whenever you're dealt combat damage, the attacking player gains control of this artifact and untaps it. {2}, {T}: Draw a card and put a point counter on this artifact. Then if it has five or more point counters on it, sacrifice it and create a Treasure token.
Keywords: Treasure
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) | $0.16 |
| USD (foil) | $0.20 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.07 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.24 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Contested Game Ball is real?
Contested Game Ball 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 Contested Game Ball worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Contested Game Ball is $0.16; 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 Contested Game Ball from?
Contested Game Ball is from the Magic: The Gathering set "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan" in the expansion series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Contested Game Ball?
Contested Game Ball is a uncommon card in the The Lost Caverns of Ixalan set.
