
Monstrous Vortex
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- +16.7%
- EDHREC rank
- #2,191 Down 6 in 30 days
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Monstrous Vortex Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.35, flat over 7 days, up 16.7% over 30 days, flat over 90 days.
Monstrous Vortex Price History
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Where to Buy and Sell Monstrous Vortex
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Monstrous Vortex in Sealed Products
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Monstrous Vortex Printings & Prices
Monstrous Vortex has 2 tracked printings across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including alt art treatments.
Sell Monstrous Vortex: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | MH3 #427 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | MH3 #427 | Nonfoil | |||
| Card Kingdom | MH3 #162 | Nonfoil | |||
| Card Kingdom | MH3 #162 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | MH3 #427 | Nonfoil |
Monstrous Vortex Rules Text & Legality
Whenever you cast a creature spell with power 5 or greater, discover X, where X is that spell's mana value. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with that mana value or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Monstrous Vortex is legal in Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Pauper.
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
Monstrous Vortex Rulings
- Jun 7, 2024
A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
- Jun 7, 2024
If the discovered card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
- Jun 7, 2024
If you can't cast the discovered card (perhaps because there are no legal targets for the spell), you'll put it into your hand.
- Jun 7, 2024
If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast it.
- Jun 7, 2024
If you discover an adventurer card, split card, or modal double-faced card, you might be able to cast that card with either set of characteristics depending on the effect's discover value. For example, if you discover 4 and reveal Galvanic Giant (an adventurer card from Wilds of Eldraine™ with a mana value of 4), you could cast Galvanic Giant, but not Storm Reading (its Adventure, which has a mana value of 7). If you discover 7 and reveal Galvanic Giant, you could cast either Galvanic Giant or Storm Reading.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Monstrous Vortex has been reprinted 4 times. The Modern Horizons 3 reprint cut the price 84% in 30 days.
- Jun 14, 2024Modern Horizons 3MH3 #162
- Jun 14, 2024Modern Horizons 3 · Alt Art, foilMH3 #427
- Jun 14, 2024Modern Horizons 3 · foilMH3 #162
- Jun 14, 2024Modern Horizons 3 · Alt ArtMH3 #427
Monstrous Vortex in Commander
Monstrous Vortex is the #2,191 most-played card on EDHREC, down 6 places over the last 30 days.
across all Commander decks Down 6 in 30 days
Monstrous Vortex FAQ
How much is Monstrous Vortex worth?
Monstrous Vortex is worth about $0.35 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is Monstrous Vortex legal in Commander?
Yes. Monstrous Vortex is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern and Legacy.
Has Monstrous Vortex been reprinted?
Yes. Monstrous Vortex has been reprinted 4 times, with 2 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Monstrous Vortex cheap?
Monstrous Vortex trades at about $0.35; 4 reprints keep supply plentiful.
What can I play instead of Monstrous Vortex?
Cards that fill a similar role include Sunbird's Invocation, Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty, Garruk's Uprising.





