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Magic · New Phyrexia · #38 · Uncommon

Mental Misstep

Magic card price for Mental Misstep: $170.72 market, from $159.90 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$170.72
0.0% this week · +0.2% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+0.2%
90 days+18.4%
1 year+90.1%
All time+87.6%

Sellers right now

$159.90lowest listing$319.01highest
Market price$170.72
Mid listing$194.99
Direct$216.00
30-day avg$170.69

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$170.72
Cardmarket$151.17 €134.34

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

One year

$89.8052-week low$170.8952-week high
In the range100%
All-time low$83.38
All-time high$170.89
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market price
$142.57$152.90$163.23$173.56
$170.72
Jul 20Aug 19Sep 18Oct 18
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Mental Misstep (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $91.02. Today the market price is $170.72, up 87.6%. Across the past year it went +90.1%, with a low of $89.80 and a high of $170.89; today it sits near the top of that range. This is the highest market price in our records for this card. The cheapest listing right now is $159.90, and the 30-day average market price is $170.69.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$170.72$159.90$319.010.0%
Normal$7.90$6.21$42.67−0.4%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

((U/P) can be paid with either U or 2 life.)

Counter target spell with converted mana cost 1.

Flavor

"Your first mistake was thinking I would let you live long enough to make a second."
—Sarnvax, Gitaxian sective

Other printings of Mental Misstep

8 more · $5.87 – $225.41
All printings
Mental Misstep (Phyrexian) (1), Media Promos — Magic card price +0.6% 7d Mental Misstep (Phyrexian) Media Promos · #1 $225.41 Mental Misstep (1179) (1179), Secret Lair Drop Series — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Mental Misstep (1179) Secret Lair Drop Series · #1179 $183.16 Mental Misstep (2373) (2373), Secret Lair Drop Series — Magic card price −1.3% 7d Mental Misstep (2373) Secret Lair Drop Series · #2373 $15.67 Mental Misstep (White Border) (30), Mystery Booster 2 — Magic card price +2.4% 7d Mental Misstep (White Border) Mystery Booster 2 · #30 $5.87 Mental Misstep (Retro Frame) (Eternal Weekend 2023 Promo) (1), Unique and Miscellaneous Promos — Magic card price — 7d Mental Misstep (Retro Frame) (Eternal Weekend 2023 Promo) Unique and Miscellaneous Promos · #1 —

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