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Cosmic Intervention

Instant Rare
1 printings EDHREC #4,010 Prices updated Jul 28, 2026
KHC #3
$4.02
▼ $0.08 (-1.9%) 7 days
Price History

Cosmic Intervention Price Summary

As of Jul 28, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Cosmic Intervention is $4.02 (KHC #3). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $4.02, down 1.9% over 7 days, down 17.8% over 30 days, down 28.2% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $6.92 (2026).

Cosmic Intervention Printings & Prices

1 variants

Cosmic Intervention has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil finishes.

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Sell Cosmic Intervention: Buylist Offers

2 offers

Card Kingdom currently pays $3.10 cash for KHC #3; the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 59% (wide).

Buyer Printing Finish Cash offer Retail Spread
Card Kingdom KHC #3 Nonfoil $3.10 $7.49 59%
starcitygames KHC #3 Nonfoil $3.00

Cosmic Intervention Rules Text & Legality

Instant — mana cost {3}{W}

If a permanent you control would be put into a graveyard from the battlefield this turn, exile it instead. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Foretell {1}{W} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)

Cosmic Intervention is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.

standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
modern
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Cosmic Intervention Rulings

5 most recent
  • Feb 5, 2021 Because exiling a card with foretell from your hand is a special action, you can do so any time you have priority during your turn, including in response to spells and abilities. Once you announce you’re taking the action, no other player can respond by trying to remove the card from your hand.
  • Feb 5, 2021 Casting a foretold card from exile follows the timing rules for that card. If you foretell an instant card, you can cast it as soon as the next player’s turn. In most cases, if you foretell a card that isn’t an instant (or doesn’t have flash), you’ll have to wait until your next turn to cast it.
  • Feb 5, 2021 Each permanent that is exiled instead of being put into a graveyard from the battlefield creates its own triggered ability to return itself. Those abilities all trigger at the beginning of the next end step, and you can choose the order in which those abilities will go on the stack. The cards will be returned to the battlefield one at a time as those abilities resolve.
  • Feb 5, 2021 If a token permanent would be put into a graveyard, it’s exiled and then ceases to exist. It won’t return to the battlefield.
  • Feb 5, 2021 If you return an Aura this way, you choose what the Aura will enchant just before it enters the battlefield. An Aura returning to the battlefield this way doesn’t target the player or permanent it will enchant, so permanents or players with hexproof may be chosen; however, the chosen recipient must be able to legally be enchanted by the Aura, so a player or permanent with protection from one of the Aura’s qualities can’t be chosen this way. If there’s nothing legal for the Aura to enchant, it stays in exile.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

1 printings

Cosmic Intervention has been reprinted 1 time.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
KHC #3 2021-02-05 Rare Standard

Cosmic Intervention in Commander

Cosmic Intervention is the #4,010 most-played card on EDHREC, down 51 places over the last 30 days.

Cosmic Intervention FAQ

How much is Cosmic Intervention worth?

Cosmic Intervention is worth about $4.02 for its cheapest playable printing as of Jul 28, 2026.

Is Cosmic Intervention legal in Commander?

Yes — Cosmic Intervention is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.

Has Cosmic Intervention been reprinted?

Yes — Cosmic Intervention has been reprinted 1 time, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Cosmic Intervention cheap?

Cosmic Intervention trades at about $4.02 — 1 reprint keeps supply plentiful.