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$0.09 0.0% $0.00, 7 days
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- −18.2%
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- #20,069 Up 37 in 30 days
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Close Encounter Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.09, flat over 7 days, down 18.2% over 30 days, down 25.0% over 90 days.
Close Encounter Price History
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Close Encounter Printings & Prices
Close Encounter has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
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| Card Kingdom | EOE #176 | Nonfoil |
Close Encounter Rules Text & Legality
Close Encounter
As an additional cost to cast this spell, choose a creature you control or a warped creature card you own in exile.
Close Encounter deals damage equal to the power of the chosen creature or card to target creature.
Many mistake terrasymbiotic philosophy as pacifism. They are rarely wrong twice.
Close Encounter is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Pauper.
- AlchemyLegal
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- Future StandardLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- StandardLegal
- Standard BrawlLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
Close Encounter Rulings
- Jul 25, 2025
If you chose a creature on the battlefield, use that creature’s power when Close Encounter resolves to determine how much damage is dealt. If that creature is no longer on the battlefield when Close Encounter resolves, use that creature’s power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much damage is dealt.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Close Encounter has been reprinted 2 times. The Edge of Eternities reprint cut the price 87% in 30 days.
- Aug 1, 2025Edge of Eternities · foilEOE #176
- Aug 1, 2025Edge of EternitiesEOE #176
Close Encounter in Commander
Close Encounter is the #20,069 most-played card on EDHREC, up 37 places over the last 30 days.
#20,069
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Up 37 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Up 37 in 30 days
Close Encounter FAQ
How much is Close Encounter worth?
Close Encounter is worth about $0.09 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is Close Encounter legal in Commander?
Yes. Close Encounter is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Close Encounter been reprinted?
Yes. Close Encounter has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Close Encounter cheap?
Close Encounter trades at about $0.09; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#20,069 on EDHREC).