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Magic · Prerelease Cards · #209 · Rare

Trap Essence

Magic card price for Trap Essence: $1.17 market, from $0.99 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$1.17
0.0% this week · 0.0% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days0.0%
90 days+9.4%
1 year−12.7%
All time−5.7%

Sellers right now

$0.99lowest listing$9,999.00highest
Market price$1.17
Mid listing$1.25
30-day avg$1.17

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$1.17
Cardmarket$0.73 €0.65

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

One year

$0.8052-week low$1.3452-week high
In the range69%
All-time low$0.67
All-time high$1.50
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.41$0.81$1.20$1.60
$1.17
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Trap Essence 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 $0.99, and the 30-day average market price is $1.17.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$1.17$0.99$9,999.000.0%

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), Khans of Tarkir — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Trap Essence Khans of Tarkir · #209 $0.52

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