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Perilous Snare
ARTIFACT Rare
Aetherdrift EDHREC #9,516
$0.31
-6.1%
7 days
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Perilous Snare price history chart, default range 3 months. currently $0.31.
Perilous Snare Price Summary
Perilous Snare's current headline price is $0.31.
Perilous Snare Printings & Prices
5 printings
Perilous Snare has 5 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil, foil and first place foil finishes, including promo pack, prerelease, extended art and inverted treatments.
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Sell Perilous Snare: Buylist Offers
9 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolStuffInc | DFT #430 | First Place Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PDFT #23s | Foil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | DFT #377 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | DFT #377 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PDFT #23p | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | DFT #23 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PDFT #23p | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | DFT #23 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | DFT #377 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Perilous Snare Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.)
When this artifact enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this artifact leaves the battlefield.
Max speed — {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature or Vehicle you control. Activate only as a sorcery.
Perilous Snare is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Pauper.
standard
Legal
pioneer
Legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Perilous Snare Rulings
5 most recent
- Feb 7, 2025 A player “has max speed” if their speed is 4.
- Feb 7, 2025 Each player tracks their speed (or lack thereof) separately. Increasing your speed has no effect on whether another player has speed.
- Feb 7, 2025 If an effect needs to know what a player’s speed is and that player doesn’t have a speed, their speed is considered 0.
- Feb 7, 2025 Start your engines! isn’t a triggered ability. Increasing your speed to 1 is something that happens as a state-based action as soon as you control a permanent with the ability. Notably, this includes gaining control of a permanent with the ability that another player controls.
- Feb 7, 2025 Your speed doesn’t change until a spell or ability says so, such as the inherent triggered ability that cares about opponents losing life during your turn. Notably, losing control of permanents with start your engines! doesn’t affect your speed.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
8 printings
Perilous Snare has been reprinted 8 times. The Aetherdrift reprint cut the price 84% in 30 days.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | Price before | Day 1 | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDFT #23s | 2025-02-14 | Rare | Prerelease | — | — | — | — |
| DFT #377 | 2025-02-14 | Rare | Extended Art | — | — | — | — |
| PDFT #23p | 2025-02-14 | Rare | Promo Pack | — | — | — | — |
| PDFT #23p | 2025-02-14 | Rare | Promo Pack | — | — | — | — |
| DFT #23 | 2025-02-14 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| DFT #430 | 2025-02-14 | Rare | Inverted | — | — | — | — |
| DFT #377 | 2025-02-14 | Rare | Extended Art | — | — | — | — |
| DFT #23 | 2025-02-14 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
PDFT #23s Perilous Snare in Commander
Perilous Snare is the #9,516 most-played card on EDHREC, up 119 places over the last 30 days.
Perilous Snare FAQ
How much is Perilous Snare worth?
Perilous Snare is worth about $0.31 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.
Is Perilous Snare legal in Commander?
Yes — Perilous Snare is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Perilous Snare been reprinted?
Yes — Perilous Snare has been reprinted 8 times, with 5 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Perilous Snare cheap?
Perilous Snare trades at about $0.31 — 8 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#9,516 on EDHREC).