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Magic · Time Spiral · #179 · Uncommon

Sudden Shock

Magic card price for Sudden Shock: $0.96 market, from $0.25 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 17, 2026
$0.96
0.0% this week · +4.4% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+4.4%
90 days+14.3%
1 year+123.3%
All time−4.0%

Sellers right now

$0.25lowest listing$10.48highest
Market price$0.96
Mid listing$1.00
Direct$1.13
30-day avg$0.96

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$0.96
Cardmarket$1.42 €1.26

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

One year

$0.4352-week low$0.9652-week high
In the range100%
All-time low$0.36
All-time high$1.00
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market price
$0.32$0.57$0.82$1.06
$0.96
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Sudden Shock (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $1.00. Today the market price is $0.96, down 4.0%. Across the past year it went +123%, with a low of $0.43 and a high of $0.96; today it sits near the top of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $1.00, 4.2% above today. Listings currently start at $0.25; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.96.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.96$0.25$10.480.0%
Normal$0.61$0.05$8.00+3.4%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't play spells or activated abilities that aren't mana abilities.)

Sudden Shock deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

Flavor

Arc mages aren't known for their patience.

Other printings of Sudden Shock

3 more · $0.37 – $4.90
All printings
Sudden Shock (179), Launch Party & Release Event Promos — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Sudden Shock Launch Party & Release Event Promos · #179 $4.90 Sudden Shock (194), Time Spiral: Remastered — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Sudden Shock Time Spiral: Remastered · #194 $0.45 Sudden Shock (133), Modern Masters — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Sudden Shock Modern Masters · #133 $0.37

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