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Magic · Launch Party & Release Event Promos · #179 · Promo

Sudden Shock

Magic card price for Sudden Shock: $4.90 market, from $2.43 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$4.90
0.0% this week · +69.0% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+69.0%
90 days+67.2%
1 year+88.5%
All time+590.1%

Sellers right now

$2.43lowest listing$19.98highest
Market price$4.90
Mid listing$6.55
30-day avg$4.08

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$4.90
Cardmarket$0.66 €0.59

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

One year

$2.1952-week low$4.9052-week high
In the range100%
All-time low$0.71
All-time high$4.90
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market price
$2.03$3.08$4.12$5.17
$4.90
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

Sudden Shock was released in October 2026. Launch-week prices are left out here: before supply arrives they are mostly guesses. The cheapest listing right now is $2.43, and the 30-day average market price is $4.08.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$4.90$2.43$19.980.0%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't play spells or activated abilities that aren't mana abilities.)

Sudden Shock deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

Flavor

Arc mages aren't known for their patience.

Other printings of Sudden Shock

3 more · $0.37 – $4.90
All printings
Sudden Shock (179), Time Spiral — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Sudden Shock Time Spiral · #179 $0.96 Sudden Shock (194), Time Spiral: Remastered — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Sudden Shock Time Spiral: Remastered · #194 $0.45 Sudden Shock (133), Modern Masters — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Sudden Shock Modern Masters · #133 $0.37

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