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Impending Flux

Impending Flux Price

4 printings · 1 set · first printed 2023

Cheapest $0.31
Median $0.77
Highest $2.35
EDHREC Rank #9,264

Impending Flux has been printed 4 times across 1 set, first in 2023. Right now the cheapest printing is Doctor Who #87 at $0.31, while the most expensive is Doctor Who #977 at $2.35 — about 8× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.77. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 4x, including dedicated reprint sets like Doctor Who.

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Every Impending Flux Printing, Compared

Cheapest first · unpriced last
Printing Year Price Dealer Buys
Doctor Who #87 (R) Cheapest 2023 $0.31 $0.05
Doctor Who #386 (R) 2023 $0.73 $0.60 foil
Doctor Who #692 (R) Foil 2023 $0.81 $0.60 foil
Doctor Who #977 (R) Foil 2023 $2.35 $0.75 foil

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.

Oracle Text
Sorcery
Paradox — Impending Flux deals X damage to each opponent and each creature they control, where X is 1 plus the number of spells you've cast from anywhere other than your hand this turn.

Foretell 1RR (During your turn, you may pay 2 and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Legal In
Legacy Vintage Commander

Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 4 versions.

Official Judge Precedents

7 Precedents

If you cast Impending Flux from exile, it counts itself when determining the value of X.

Because exiling a card with foretell from your hand is a special action, you can do so any time you have priority during your turn, including in response to spells and abilities. Once you announce you're taking the action, no other player can respond by trying to remove the card from your hand.

Casting a foretold card from exile follows the timing rules for that card. If you foretell an instant card, you can cast it as soon as the next player's turn. In most cases, if you foretell a card that isn't an instant (like Impending Flux), you'll have to wait until your next turn to cast it.

Paradox abilities count any spells cast from zones other than your hand. These are usually spells cast from exile, the graveyard, or the command zone. They also count spells cast from outside the game, such as spells cast with Wish or Garth One-Eye's ability.

An instant or sorcery that counts how many spells you've cast from anywhere other than your hand, such as Surge of Brilliance, counts itself if it was cast from a zone other than your hand.

If a spell or ability allows you to copy a spell on the stack but doesn't specify that the spell is cast, that spell wasn't cast and won't be counted by paradox abilities. However, if a spell or ability allows you to cast a copy of a spell, that spell will be counted for paradox abilities.

A triggered ability that triggers when a spell is cast from anywhere other than your hand, such as that of The Thirteenth Doctor, functions only on the battlefield, so it doesn't trigger when you cast that spell from a zone other than your hand.