Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Hopping Automaton
Urza's Saga · #297 · uncommon · 1998
Artifact Creature — Construct
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Market reference
$0.23
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 297 / 357
- Release year
- 1998
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Val Mayerik
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1998-10-12
About this card
Mana cost: {3}
Type: Artifact Creature — Construct
{0}: This creature gets -1/-1 and gains flying until end of turn.
"Designed to carry equipment across rivers, the hopping automaton was soon pressed into service in the infantry."
P/T: 2/2
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) | $0.23 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.30 |
| MTGO tix | 0.09 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hopping Automaton is real?
Hopping Automaton 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 Hopping Automaton worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hopping Automaton is $0.23; 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 Hopping Automaton from?
Hopping Automaton is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Urza's Saga" in the expansion series, released in 1998.
What rarity is Hopping Automaton?
Hopping Automaton is a uncommon card in the Urza's Saga set.
