Scissors Lizard
~$0.43 low · ~$1.25 high
Colorless. Artifact Creature — Lizard
Unsanctioned #83 · Illustrated by Heather Hudson
Unsanctioned #83 · Illustrated by Heather HudsonWhat is Scissors Lizard 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
Creatures named Paper Tiger can't attack or block.
4/3
Nothing beats the lizard's shear power.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Scissors Lizard
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Unsanctioned und #83· 2020common· Cardmarket €0.73 | common | $0.43 | €0.73 | |
 Unglued ugl #80· 1998common· Cardmarket €1.21 | common | $1.25 | €1.21 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1998
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 4
- Artist
- Heather Hudson
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Unsanctioned card (#83).
83 · C · EN
- 83Collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Scissors Lizard, read from the Unsanctioned printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Scissors Lizard. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Artifact and Creature are the card types. Lizard is the subtype, after the dash.
- 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.
- Power / toughness
- 4/3: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Heather Hudson. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Unsanctioned. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 83 = collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
- Rarity letter
- C = common
- Language
- EN = printed in English
- Artist
- Heather Hudson, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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