Grindstone
~$4.14 low · ~$106.13 high
Colorless. Artifact
Tempest #290 · Illustrated by Greg Simanson
Tempest #290 · Illustrated by Greg SimansonWhat is Grindstone worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
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: Target player mills two cards. If two cards that share a color were milled this way, repeat this process.
"Memory is a burden that wears at the soul as weather wears at stone." —Crovax
Format legality
All 6 printings of Grindstone
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Breaking News otp #62· 2024BorderlessShowcasemythic· Cardmarket €1.81 · €2.64 foil | mythic | $4.14 | $6.13 | €1.81€2.64 foil | |
 Breaking News otp #79· 2024BorderlessTextured Foilmythic· Cardmarket €24.00 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $64.50 | €24.00 foil | |
 Judge Gift Cards 2023 p23 #2· 2023Retro Framerare· Cardmarket €11.47 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $23.46 | €11.47 foil | |
 Kaladesh Inventions mps #39· 2016special· Cardmarket €70.75 foil | special | No non-foil printing | $106.13 | €70.75 foil | |
 World Championship Decks 1998 wc98 #rb290sb· 1998Not tournament legalrare· Cardmarket €6.13 | rare | $5.97 | No foil printing | €6.13 | |
 Tempest tmp #290· 1997rare· Cardmarket €10.67 | rare | $13.92 | No foil printing | €10.67 |
Prices are TCGplayer market prices in USD for each printing and finish, via Scryfall. They are a guide, not an appraisal.
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Card details
- First printed
- 1997
- Printings
- 6
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #6,397 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Mill
- Artists
- Alejandro Mirabal, Dan Murayama Scott, Johann Bodin, Greg Simanson
Rulings (2)
2004-10-04
If the two cards are both colorless, then the effect does not repeat. It only repeats if both cards have at least one color and at least one color is shared between them.
2024-04-12
The process can repeat any number of times, as long as two cards that share a color are milled each time.
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