Starlight
~$0.24 low · ~$4.56 high
White. Sorcery
Seventh Edition #49 · Illustrated by Brian Despain
Seventh Edition #49 · Illustrated by Brian DespainWhat is Starlight 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
You gain 3 life for each black creature target opponent controls.
Stars are like coins dropped into the night: their light buys safe passage.
Format legality
All 3 printings of Starlight
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seventh Edition 7ed #49· 2001uncommon· Cardmarket €0.30 | uncommon | $0.24 | No foil printing | €0.30 | |
 Seventh Edition 7ed #49★· 2001uncommon | uncommon | No non-foil printing | $4.56 | — | |
 Portal por #29· 1997uncommon· Cardmarket €0.28 | uncommon | $0.45 | No foil printing | €0.28 |
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Where to buy Starlight
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Card details
- First printed
- 1997
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #30,646 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artists
- Brian Despain, John Avon
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Seventh Edition card (#49).
49
- 49Collector 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 Starlight, read from the Seventh Edition printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Starlight. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Sorcery 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 Brian Despain. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Seventh Edition. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 49 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Brian Despain, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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