Reparations
~$4.81 TCGplayer
Multicolor. EnchantmentReserved List
Mirage #278 · Illustrated by Douglas Shuler
Mirage #278 · Illustrated by Douglas ShulerWhat is Reparations worth?
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Oracle text
Whenever an opponent casts a spell that targets you or a creature you control, you may draw a card.
"Sorry I burned down your village. Here's some gold."
Format legality
The only printing of Reparations
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mirage mir #278· 1996rare· Cardmarket €3.50 | rare | $4.81 | €3.50 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1996
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #22,809 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Mirage card (#278).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Reparations, read from the Mirage printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Reparations. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Enchantment is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Douglas Shuler. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Mirage. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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