Isochron Scepter Price
11 printings · 10 sets · first printed 2003
Isochron Scepter has been printed 11 times across 10 sets, first in 2003 and most recently in 2025. Right now the cheapest printing is Mystery Booster 2 #96 at $8.45, while the most expensive is Friday Night Magic 2008 #11 at $64.92 — about 8× more. The median across 10 priced printings is $15.70. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 11x, including dedicated reprint sets like Mystery Booster 2, The List.
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Every Isochron Scepter Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Booster 2 #96 (U) Cheapest | 2024 | $8.45 | $3.00 |
| Secret Lair Countdown #9 (R) | 2025 | $9.26 | $4.50 |
| Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari #16 (U) | 2012 | $12.06 | $7.50 |
| Double Masters #264 (R) | 2020 | $12.37 | $4.00 |
| Eternal Masters #223 (R) | 2016 | $15.28 | $7.00 |
| The List #MRD-188 (U) | 2020 | $16.12 | $8.50 |
| Mirrodin #188 (U) | 2003 | $16.37 | $6.50 |
| Secret Lair Countdown #36 (R) Foil | 2025 | $27.85 | $16.50 foil |
| From the Vault: Relics #3 (M) Foil | 2010 | $29.27 | $16.50 foil |
| Friday Night Magic 2008 #11 (R) Foil | 2008 | $64.92 | $21.00 foil |
| Magic Online Promos #35064 (U) Foil | 2013 | — | — |
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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: You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 11 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
5 PrecedentsYou cast the copy while the ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.
If you don't want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.
If a spell has 
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
If Isochron Scepter leaves the battlefield while the activated ability is on the stack, the ability can still make a copy. On the other hand, if the imprinted card leaves the exile zone while the activated ability is on the stack, the copy can't be made.
If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.