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Magic · Shadows over Innistrad · #252 · Rare
Brain in a Jar
Magic card price for Brain in a Jar: $2.36 market, from $0.24 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.
Sellers right now
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
EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.
One year
Price story
Brain in a Jar (Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $2.66 and stands at $2.36 today, down 11.3% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +30.4%, trading between $1.08 and $2.44. The current price is near the top of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $3.25, still 37.7% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $0.24, and the 30-day average market price is $2.31.
Printings
The card in play
- Type line
- Artifact
1, T: Put a charge counter on Brain in a Jar, then you may cast an instant or sorcery card with converted mana cost equal to the number of charge counters on Brain in a Jar from your hand without paying its mana cost.
3, T, Remove X charge counters from Brain in a Jar: Scry X.
