Scragnoth
~$0.12 low · ~$4.26 high
Green. Creature — Beast
Tempest #253 · Illustrated by Jeff Laubenstein
Tempest #253 · Illustrated by Jeff LaubensteinWhat is Scragnoth worth?
TCGplayer, eBay and Amazon links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you buy.
TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
This spell can't be countered.
Protection from blue
3/4
It possesses no intelligence, only counter-intelligence.
Format legality
All 4 printings of Scragnoth
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #TMP-253· 2024Retro Frameuncommon | uncommon | $0.19 | No foil printing | — | |
 Time Spiral Timeshifted tsb #83· 2006Retro Framespecial· Cardmarket €0.18 · €0.58 foil | special | $0.12 | $0.86 | €0.18€0.58 foil | |
 Friday Night Magic 2003 f03 #7· 2003Promorare· Cardmarket €1.32 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $4.26 | €1.32 foil | |
 Tempest tmp #253· 1997uncommon· Cardmarket €0.19 | uncommon | $0.17 | No foil printing | €0.19 |
Prices are TCGplayer market prices in USD for each printing and finish, via Scryfall. They are a guide, not an appraisal.
Where to buy Scragnoth
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. We also take part in the TCGplayer (via Impact) and eBay Partner Network affiliate programs. Links to TCGplayer, eBay and Amazon are affiliate links: if you buy through them we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Cardmarket links are not affiliate links.
Card details
- First printed
- 1997
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #31,156 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Protection
- Artist
- Jeff Laubenstein
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Tempest card (#253).
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 Scragnoth, read from the Tempest printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Scragnoth. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 5: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Beast 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
- 3/4: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Jeff Laubenstein. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Tempest. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Jeff Laubenstein, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- ProtectionCR 702.16
- Protection from a quality (usually a color): it can't be targeted, enchanted or equipped by things with that quality, damage from them is prevented, and creatures with it can't block it.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (3)
2004-10-04
Spells with a side effect that only happens if a spell is countered do not have their side effect happen when the countering fails.
2004-10-04
Side-effects of spells that would counter this card will still happen, because they happen even if the spell they’re trying to counter can’t be countered.
2004-10-04
Spells can target Scragnoth and affect it while it is on the stack. Only effects that counter spells are ignored.
Browse more: Tempest · all sets · search cards