
Random Encounter
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- −5.6%
- EDHREC rank
- #15,771 Down 22 in 30 days
- Best buylist
Buy FIN #150 nonfoil
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Random Encounter Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.17, down 10.5% over 7 days, down 5.6% over 30 days, down 32.0% over 90 days.
Random Encounter Price History
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Where to Buy and Sell Random Encounter
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Random Encounter in Sealed Products
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Random Encounter Printings & Prices
Random Encounter has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
Sell Random Encounter: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | FIN #150 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | FIN #150 | Nonfoil |
Random Encounter Rules Text & Legality
Shuffle your library, then mill four cards. Put each creature card milled this way onto the battlefield. They gain haste. At the beginning of the next end step, return those creatures to their owner's hand.
Flashback {6}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Random 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
Random Encounter Rulings
- Jun 6, 2025
"Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard if the resulting spell is an instant or sorcery spell by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."
- Jun 6, 2025
A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
- Jun 6, 2025
If a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.
- Jun 6, 2025
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
- Jun 6, 2025
You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Random Encounter has been reprinted 2 times. The Final Fantasy reprint cut the price 79% in 30 days.
- Jun 13, 2025Final Fantasy · foilFIN #150
- Jun 13, 2025Final FantasyFIN #150
Random Encounter in Commander
Random Encounter is the #15,771 most-played card on EDHREC, down 22 places over the last 30 days.
across all Commander decks Down 22 in 30 days
Random Encounter FAQ
How much is Random Encounter worth?
Random Encounter is worth about $0.17 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is Random Encounter legal in Commander?
Yes. Random Encounter is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Random Encounter been reprinted?
Yes. Random Encounter has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Random Encounter cheap?
Random Encounter trades at about $0.17; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#15,771 on EDHREC).