Code of Constraint Price
3 printings · 3 sets · first printed 2019
Code of Constraint has been printed 3 times across 3 sets, first in 2019 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is The List #RNA-35 at $0.03, while the most expensive is Ravnica: Clue Edition #83 at $0.08 — about 3× more. The median across 3 priced printings is $0.05. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 3x, including dedicated reprint sets like The List, Ravnica: Clue Edition.
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Every Code of Constraint Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| The List #RNA-35 (U) Cheapest | 2024 | $0.03 | — |
| Ravnica Allegiance #35 (U) | 2019 | $0.05 | — |
| Ravnica: Clue Edition #83 (U) | 2024 | $0.08 | — |
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.
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Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, tap that creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 3 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
4 PrecedentsIf the target creature is an illegal target by the time Code of Constraint tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't draw a card.
Code of Constraint can target a creature that's already tapped. If you cast it during your main phase, that creature won't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Addendum abilities of instant spells apply while the spell is resolving, not immediately after casting it. If the spell is countered, you don't get the addendum bonus.
If an effect copies a spell with an addendum ability while it's on the stack, the copy wasn't cast at all, so you won't get the addendum bonus.