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Glaring Spotlight Gatecrash MTG card
GTC #229 · Art by Adam Paquette
GTC set symbol, RareGatecrash#229Rare

Glaring Spotlight

Artifact
TCGplayer market · GTC #229 nonfoil
$2.20 +1.4% +$0.03, 7 days
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30 days
−15.7%
EDHREC rank
#6,593 Up 14 in 30 days
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Glaring Spotlight Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $2.20, up 1.4% over 7 days, down 15.7% over 30 days, down 0.5% over 90 days.

Glaring Spotlight Price History

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Glaring Spotlight Printings & Prices

Glaring Spotlight has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

GTC set symbol, RareGTC #229
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Glaring Spotlight Rules Text & Legality

Glaring Spotlight

Creatures your opponents control with hexproof can be the targets of spells and abilities you control as though they didn't have hexproof.

{3}, Sacrifice this artifact: Creatures you control gain hexproof until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.

Glaring Spotlight is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.

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Glaring Spotlight Rulings

  • Jan 24, 2013

    Creatures that come under your control after Glaring Spotlight’s last ability resolves won’t have hexproof but they can’t be blocked that turn.

  • Jan 24, 2013

    Creatures your opponents control don’t actually lose hexproof, although you will ignore hexproof for purposes of choosing targets of spells and abilities you control.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Glaring Spotlight has been reprinted 2 times.

  • Feb 1, 2013GTC set symbol, RareGatecrashGTC #229
  • Feb 1, 2013GTC set symbol, RareGatecrash · foilGTC #229

Glaring Spotlight in Commander

Glaring Spotlight is the #6,593 most-played card on EDHREC, up 14 places over the last 30 days.

#6,593 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Up 14 in 30 days

Glaring Spotlight FAQ

How much is Glaring Spotlight worth?

Glaring Spotlight is worth about $2.20 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.

Is Glaring Spotlight legal in Commander?

Yes. Glaring Spotlight is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has Glaring Spotlight been reprinted?

Yes. Glaring Spotlight has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Glaring Spotlight cheap?

Glaring Spotlight trades at about $2.20; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#6,593 on EDHREC).