Channel Price
18 printings · 16 sets · first printed 1993
Channel has been printed 18 times across 16 sets, first in 1993 and most recently in 2022. Right now the cheapest printing is Fourth Edition #236 at $0.30, while the most expensive is Limited Edition Beta #189 at $87.94 — about 293× more. The median across 13 priced printings is $5.27. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 18x, including dedicated reprint sets like Iconic Masters, Vintage Masters.
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Every Channel Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Edition #236 (U) Cheapest | 1995 | $0.30 | $0.02 |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #184 (U) | 2022 | $0.42 | — |
| Strixhaven Mystical Archive #50 (M) | 2021 | $0.55 | $1.40 foil |
| Revised Edition #188 (U) | 1994 | $0.69 | — |
| Iconic Masters #157 (M) | 2017 | $1.34 | $0.90 |
| Intl. Collectors' Edition #189 (U) | 1993 | $2.74 | $2.50 |
| Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border #236 (U) | 1995 | $5.27 | — |
| Collectors' Edition #189 (U) | 1993 | $6.50 | $1.80 |
| Unlimited Edition #189 (U) | 1993 | $8.07 | $2.40 |
| From the Vault: Exiled #3 (M) Foil | 2009 | $10.08 | $3.80 foil |
| Strixhaven Mystical Archive #113 (M) | 2021 | $12.21 | $9.00 |
| Foreign Black Border #188 (U) | 1994 | $13.99 | — |
| Limited Edition Beta #189 (U) | 1993 | $87.94 | — |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #481 (U) | 2022 | — | $46.00 |
| Vintage Masters #200 (M) | 2014 | — | — |
| Masters Edition IV #145 (R) | 2011 | — | — |
| Summer Magic / Edgar #188 (U) | 1994 | — | — |
| Limited Edition Alpha #188 (U) | 1993 | — | $125.00 |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
.Not legal in any tracked constructed format.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 18 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
1 PrecedentsOnce your life total is 0, you can't pay any more life, even if you've somehow not lost the game yet.