Magic: The Gathering

Chaoslace

Limited Edition Alpha 139 • rare

Set: Limited Edition Alpha
Collector number: 139
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: red mana
Type: Instant
Colors: Red
Artist: Dameon Willich
Market price: €288.81

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What it's worth

€288.81market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026€288.81 – €298.23 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare card from the Limited Edition Alpha set, this piece is a foundational artifact for those who track the origins of card collecting. Its status as an instant allows it to interrupt the flow of a game, making it a distinct example of the mechanics that define this early era of play.

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What it does

Target spell or permanent becomes red. (Its mana symbols remain unchanged.)

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Chaoslace was released in 1993 as part of Limited Edition Alpha, the foundational set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to introduce a high-fantasy strategy game that emphasized collectibility and deck customization. Chaoslace belongs to a cycle of cards known as the 'Laces,' which were intended to showcase the game's color-manipulation mechanics during its nascent phase.

The card features artwork by Dameon Willich, who contributed several illustrations to the early sets of the game. Willich’s aesthetic for this piece reflects the high-fantasy, sometimes abstract visual language prevalent in the early 1990s. While functionally niche, the card is highly prized by historians and collectors today as a relic of the game's earliest print run, representing the experimental design philosophy of the original Alpha set.

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About

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