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Magic · Scars of Mirrodin · #20 · Common

Seize the Initiative

Magic card price for Seize the Initiative: $0.40 market, from $0.11 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 19, 2026
$0.40
0.0% this week · +166.7% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+166.7%
90 days+166.7%
1 year+60.0%
All time+53.9%

Sellers right now

$0.11lowest listing$7.26highest
Market price$0.40
Mid listing$0.40
Direct$0.17
30-day avg$0.29

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$0.40
Cardmarket$0.21 €0.19

EUR converted at 1.1225 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.1552-week low$0.4052-week high
In the range100%
All-time low$0.15
All-time high$0.40
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.02$0.16$0.30$0.44
$0.40
Feb 2024Jan 2025Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Seize the Initiative (Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $0.26 and stands at $0.40 today, up 53.9% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +60.0%, trading between $0.15 and $0.40. The current price is near the top of that range. Today's price is the highest we have recorded for this card. Listings currently start at $0.11; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.29.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.40$0.11$7.260.0%
Normal$0.05$0.01$1,000.050.0%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains first strike until end of turn.

Flavor

The time between spotting a leonin shikari and feeling its claws is just time enough to draw your last breath.

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