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TCGplayer market · ECL #80 nonfoil
$0.16 −38.5% −$0.10, 7 days
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- #10,558 Up 336 in 30 days
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Unexpected Assistance Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.16, down 38.5% over 7 days, down 36.0% over 30 days, down 27.3% over 90 days.
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Unexpected Assistance Printings & Prices
Unexpected Assistance has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
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Unexpected Assistance Rules Text & Legality
Unexpected Assistance
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)
Draw three cards, then discard a card.
In one breath, Abigale's mind turned from panic to poetry.
Unexpected Assistance is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper.
- AlchemyLegal
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- Future StandardLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- Pauper CommanderLegal
- PioneerLegal
- StandardLegal
- Standard BrawlLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
Unexpected Assistance Rulings
- Nov 17, 2025
If a creature you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with convoke will result in the creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for convoke. Similarly, if you sacrifice a creature to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with convoke, that creature won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for convoke.
- Nov 17, 2025
Tapping an untapped creature that's attacking or blocking to convoke a spell won't cause that creature to stop attacking or blocking.
- Nov 17, 2025
When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Convoke applies after the total cost is calculated. Convoke doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.
- Nov 17, 2025
You can tap any untapped creature you control to convoke a spell, even one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Unexpected Assistance has been reprinted 2 times. The Lorwyn Eclipsed reprint cut the price 38% in 30 days.
- Jan 23, 2026Lorwyn Eclipsed · foilECL #80
- Jan 23, 2026Lorwyn EclipsedECL #80
Unexpected Assistance in Commander
Unexpected Assistance is the #10,558 most-played card on EDHREC, up 336 places over the last 30 days.
#10,558
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Up 336 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Up 336 in 30 days
Unexpected Assistance FAQ
How much is Unexpected Assistance worth?
Unexpected Assistance is worth about $0.16 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is Unexpected Assistance legal in Commander?
Yes. Unexpected Assistance is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Pauper.
Has Unexpected Assistance been reprinted?
Yes. Unexpected Assistance has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Unexpected Assistance cheap?
Unexpected Assistance trades at about $0.16; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#10,558 on EDHREC).