Quash
~$0.08 low · ~$2.03 high
Blue. Instant
Betrayers of Kamigawa #47 · Illustrated by Shishizaru
Betrayers of Kamigawa #47 · Illustrated by ShishizaruWhat is Quash 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
Counter target instant or sorcery spell. Search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as that spell and exile them. Then that player shuffles.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Quash
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Betrayers of Kamigawa bok #47· 2005uncommon· Cardmarket €0.09 · €0.28 foil | uncommon | $0.08 | $0.50 | €0.09€0.28 foil | |
 Urza's Destiny uds #42· 1999uncommon· Cardmarket €0.18 · €2.61 foil | uncommon | $0.20 | $2.03 | €0.18€2.61 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1999
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #31,004 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artists
- Shishizaru, Don Hazeltine
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Betrayers of Kamigawa card (#47).
47
- 47Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Quash, read from the Betrayers of Kamigawa printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Quash. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Illustration
- By Shishizaru. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Betrayers of Kamigawa. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 47 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Shishizaru, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (5)
2004-10-04
If the spell is not countered (because the spell it targets can’t be countered), then it does not get exiled but all the other copies in the graveyard, hand, and library are exiled.
2004-10-04
It exiles the countered spell. This is because the first sentence puts the spell into the graveyard before you continue to the second sentence.
2005-02-01
Quash can exile cards even if the spell countered was a copy of a spell. For example, if you Quash a Boomerang cast from an Isochron Scepter, you may search for and exile cards named Boomerang.
2005-02-01
If Quash counters a spell that has had text spliced onto it, only the base spell may be exiled. For example, if you use Quash to counter a Kodama’s Might with a Glacial Ray spliced onto it, you may search for and exile only Kodama’s Might.
2005-02-01
The copies must be found if they are in publicly viewable zones. Finding copies while searching private zones is optional.
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