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Magic · Khans of Tarkir · #209 · Rare

Trap Essence

Magic card price for Trap Essence: $0.52 market, from $0.20 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$0.52
0.0% this week · −3.7% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days−3.7%
90 days+6.1%
1 year−14.8%
All time−5.5%

Sellers right now

$0.20lowest listing$72.00highest
Market price$0.52
Mid listing$0.60
30-day avg$0.53

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$0.52
Cardmarket$0.53 €0.47

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

One year

$0.4952-week low$0.6152-week high
In the range25%
All-time low$0.49
All-time high$0.80
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.10$0.36$0.61$0.87
$0.52
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Trap Essence (Foil) begins in February 2024 at $0.55; the market price today is $0.52, down 5.5% since then. In the last year the price changed −14.8% and ranged from $0.49 to $0.61, and it now trades in the middle of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $0.80, 53.8% above today. Listings currently start at $0.20; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.53.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.52$0.20$72.000.0%
Normal$0.24$0.06$12.990.0%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Counter target creature spell. Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature.

Flavor

"Meat sustains the body. The spirit requires different sustenance."
—Arel the Whisperer

Other printings of Trap Essence

1 more · $0.52 – $1.17
All printings
Trap Essence (209), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Trap Essence Prerelease Cards · #209 $1.17

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