
Baleful Mastery
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- −32.0%
- EDHREC rank
- #1,444 Down 21 in 30 days
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Buy STX #64 nonfoil
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Baleful Mastery Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $1.36, down 10.5% over 7 days, down 32.0% over 30 days, down 40.6% over 90 days.
Baleful Mastery Price History
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Where to Buy and Sell Baleful Mastery
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Baleful Mastery in Sealed Products
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Baleful Mastery Printings & Prices
Baleful Mastery has 6 tracked printings across 4 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including extended art, promo pack and prerelease treatments.
Sell Baleful Mastery: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolStuffInc | STX #301 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | STX #301 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | STX #301 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | OTC #126 | Nonfoil | |||
| Card Kingdom | STX #301 | Nonfoil | |||
| Card Kingdom | STX #64 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | STX #64 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | STX #64 | Nonfoil |
Baleful Mastery Rules Text & Legality
You may pay {1}{B} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
If the {1}{B} cost was paid, an opponent draws a card.
Exile target creature or planeswalker.
Baleful Mastery is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
Baleful Mastery Rulings
- Apr 16, 2021
If an effect increases or decreases the cost of spells you cast, that cost increase or decrease is applied to the alternative cost you chose to pay. In that case, the cost was still paid for the purposes of the effect, even if you paid more or less for it when it was cast.
- Apr 16, 2021
If you choose to pay one alternative cost, you can't pay any other alternative costs. For example, if an effect lets you cast a "Mastery" spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't also choose to pay its given alternative cost.
- Apr 16, 2021
If you copy a "Mastery" spell and the alternative cost was paid, the copy will resolve as though the cost was paid.
- Apr 16, 2021
In a multiplayer game, you choose which opponent takes the prescribed action as the spell resolves.
- Apr 16, 2021
The mana value of a spell on the stack is determined by its mana cost, not any alternative costs you used to pay for it.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Baleful Mastery has been reprinted 9 times. The Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander reprint cut the price 75% in 30 days.
- Apr 23, 2021Strixhaven: School of Mages · Extended ArtSTX #301
- Apr 23, 2021Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos · Prerelease, foilPSTX #64s
- Apr 23, 2021Strixhaven: School of MagesSTX #64
- Apr 23, 2021Strixhaven: School of Mages · foilSTX #64
- Apr 23, 2021Strixhaven: School of Mages · Extended Art, foilSTX #301
- Apr 23, 2021Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos · Promo PackPSTX #64p
- Apr 23, 2021Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos · Promo Pack, foilPSTX #64p
- Apr 29, 2022The ListPLST #STX-64
- Apr 19, 2024Outlaws of Thunder Junction CommanderOTC #126
Baleful Mastery in Commander
Baleful Mastery is the #1,444 most-played card on EDHREC, down 21 places over the last 30 days.
across all Commander decks Down 21 in 30 days
Baleful Mastery FAQ
How much is Baleful Mastery worth?
Baleful Mastery is worth about $1.36 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is Baleful Mastery legal in Commander?
Yes. Baleful Mastery is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Baleful Mastery been reprinted?
Yes. Baleful Mastery has been reprinted 9 times, with 6 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Baleful Mastery cheap?
Baleful Mastery trades at about $1.36; 9 reprints keep supply plentiful.
What can I play instead of Baleful Mastery?
Cards that fill a similar role include Vraska's Contempt, Eat to Extinction, Hero's Downfall.





