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Spell Swindle

~$1.57 low · ~$6.50 high

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three generic manaone blue manaone blue mana

Spell Swindle

March of the Machine Commander #237 · Illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez

What is Spell Swindle worth?

Cheapest copy

~$1.57

Non-foil · Ixalan #82

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Highest TCGplayer price

~$6.50

Promo foil · Ixalan Promos #82p

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7 prices from $1.57 to $6.50. Every price is in the printings table below.

TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.

Oracle text

Counter target spell. Create X Treasure tokens, where X is that spell's mana value. (They're artifacts with "tap this permanent, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal

All 5 printings of Spell Swindle

PrintingRarityNon-foilFoilCardmarket (EUR)My collection
The List #XLN-82
The List
plst #XLN-82· 2021rare· Cardmarket €1.51
rare$2.61No foil printing€1.51
Ixalan Promos #82p
Ixalan Promos
pxln #82p· 2017Promorare· Cardmarket €1.16 · €1.83 foil
rare$1.94$6.50€1.16€1.83 foil
Ixalan Promos #82s
Ixalan Promos
pxln #82s· 2017Promorare· Cardmarket €2.44 foil
rareNo non-foil printing$3.98€2.44 foil
Ixalan #82
Ixalan
xln #82· 2017rare· Cardmarket €0.91 · €2.02 foil
rare$1.57$3.75€0.91€2.02 foil

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Card details

First printed
2017
Printings
5
Mana value
5
EDHREC rank
#3,242 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Keywords
Treasure
Artist
Victor Adame Minguez

Rulings (2)

  1. 2017-09-29

    You may target a spell that can't be countered. When Spell Swindle resolves, the target spell will be unaffected, but you'll still get Treasures.

  2. 2017-09-29

    For spells with X generic mana in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.

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