Cornered Market
Mercadian Masques 14 • rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 14
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Edward P. Beard, Jr.
- Market price
- $0.65
What it does
Players can't cast spells with the same name as a nontoken permanent.
Players can't play nonbasic lands with the same name as a nontoken permanent.
Don't step on the livelihood of other vendors, or they may step on you.— Mercadian saying
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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Where it came from
Cornered Market was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the plane of Mercadia, the expansion introduced mechanics revolving around market manipulation and high-cost spells, reflecting the set's thematic focus on mercantilism and political intrigue in a city-state run by corporate guilds.
The card was illustrated by Mike Dringenberg, a prominent artist known for his work on The Sandman series. Dringenberg’s design aimed to capture the essence of a restrictive trade environment, depicting the tense, calculated atmosphere of a marketplace where options are systematically limited, a visual metaphor for the card's effect of preventing players from casting cards that share a name with one already on the battlefield.
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