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Magic · Secrets of Strixhaven · #239 · Rare

Traumatic Critique

Magic card price for Traumatic Critique: $0.94 market, from $0.25 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Apr 9, 2026 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$0.94
−21.7% this week · +6.8% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days−21.7%
30 days+6.8%
90 days+5.6%
1 year—
All time−81.2%

Sellers right now

$0.25lowest listing$19.99highest
Market price$0.94
Mid listing$1.05
Direct$0.76
30-day avg$0.91

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$0.94
Cardmarket$1.00 €0.89

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

One year

$0.6552-week low$5.0052-week high
In the range7%
All-time low$0.65
All-time high$5.00
First priceApr 9, 2026
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.61$0.89$1.16$1.44
$0.94
Jul 20Aug 19Sep 18Oct 18
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Traumatic Critique (Foil) was released in April 2026. Launch-week prices are left out here: before supply arrives they are mostly guesses. The cheapest listing right now is $0.25, and the 30-day average market price is $0.91.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.94$0.25$19.99−21.7%
Normal$0.62$0.09$49.77−13.9%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Traumatic Critique deals X damage to any target. Draw two cards, then discard a card.

Flavor

"The artist should suffer for their craft, not the audience!"

—Galazeth Prismari

Other printings of Traumatic Critique

2 more · $0.94 – $1.50
All printings
Traumatic Critique (239), Promo Pack: Secrets of Strixhaven — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Traumatic Critique Promo Pack: Secrets of Strixhaven · #239 $1.50 Traumatic Critique (Extended Art) (358), Secrets of Strixhaven — Magic card price +5.5% 7d Traumatic Critique (Extended Art) Secrets of Strixhaven · #358 $1.34

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