Invasion{1}{R}{R}
Mages' Contest
Instant
You and target spell's controller bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of 1. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid. If you win the bidding, counter that spell.
Printings & Editions
Premodern-legal editions of Mages' Contest — old-border printings plus any period-appropriate foil promos (Arena/Judge, through Scourge). Hover to preview an edition on the card; click to select it.
Old-border editions + pre-Scourge promo foils (Arena/Judge). Modern-frame reprints (8th Edition onward) exist but are not period-appropriate printings.
Price History
91d · USD$17▼ 6.8%
Tracks this card’s preferred printing: the old-border edition shown by default (block-expansion printings first, e.g. Urza’s, Tempest, Mirage). It doesn’t re-price when you select a different edition above. Per-edition history is planned.
$18$17$17
03/1804/1705/1806/18
Decks playing Mages' Contest (2)
- PonzaOmar Lyt#3Mensual Valencia Marzo 2025 @ Valencia (Spain)2025-03-09×2
- Burn SlighNick Wright#90Duress Crew Presents: New England Autumn Regional @ Duress Crew (Whitinsville, MA)2025-11-08×1
