Harsh Mentor Price
5 printings · 5 sets · first printed 2017
Harsh Mentor has been printed 5 times across 5 sets, first in 2017 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is Tales of Middle-earth Commander #221 at $0.35, while the most expensive is Amonkhet Promos #135s at $8.98 — about 26× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.36. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 5x, including dedicated reprint sets like Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander, Tales of Middle-earth Commander.
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Every Harsh Mentor Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander #221 (R) Cheapest | 2023 | $0.35 | $0.09 |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander #165 (R) | 2024 | $0.36 | $0.05 |
| Amonkhet #135 (R) | 2017 | $0.36 | $0.08 |
| Amonkhet Promos #135s (R) Foil | 2017 | $8.98 | $4.25 foil |
| Amonkhet Remastered #158 (R) | 2020 | — | — |
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.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsHarsh Mentor's ability resolves before the ability that caused it to trigger.
Harsh Mentor's ability doesn't trigger when an opponent activates an ability of a card in hand (such as cycling) or a card in a graveyard (such as embalm), even if that causes a card to be put onto the battlefield.
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as equip) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate. Notably, exerting a creature isn't an activated ability.