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Magic · Guilds of Ravnica · #171 · Rare

Firemind's Research

Magic card price for Firemind's Research: $0.51 market, from $0.10 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$0.51
0.0% this week · −10.5% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days−10.5%
90 days+6.3%
1 year+18.6%
All time+59.4%

Sellers right now

$0.10lowest listing$7.45highest
Market price$0.51
Mid listing$0.60
Direct$0.31
30-day avg$0.51

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$0.51
Cardmarket$0.27 €0.24

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.4252-week low$0.5752-week high
In the range60%
All-time low$0.28
All-time high$0.70
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.13$0.34$0.55$0.75
$0.51
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Firemind's Research (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $0.32. Today the market price is $0.51, up 59.4%. Across the past year it went +18.6%, with a low of $0.42 and a high of $0.57; today it sits in the middle of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $0.70, still 37.3% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $0.10, and the 30-day average market price is $0.51.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.51$0.10$7.450.0%
Normal$0.33$0.08$20.000.0%

The card in play

Type line
Enchantment
Rules text

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, put a charge counter on Firemind's Research.

1U, Remove two charge counters from Firemind's Research: Draw a card.

1R, Remove five charge counters from Firemind's Research: It deals 5 damage to any target.

Other printings of Firemind's Research

2 more · $0.30 – $0.72
All printings
Firemind's Research (171), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price +2.9% 7d Firemind's Research Prerelease Cards · #171 $0.72 Firemind's Research (Draft Weekend) (171), Launch Party & Release Event Promos — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Firemind's Research (Draft Weekend) Launch Party & Release Event Promos · #171 $0.30

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