Maelstrom Nexus Price
4 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2009
Maelstrom Nexus has been printed 4 times across 4 sets, first in 2009 and most recently in 2022. Right now the cheapest printing is Dominaria United Commander #159 at $1.98, while the most expensive is Double Masters #206 at $2.77. The median across 4 priced printings is $2.21. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 4x, including dedicated reprint sets like Dominaria United Commander, Double Masters.
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Every Maelstrom Nexus Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominaria United Commander #159 (M) Cheapest | 2022 | $1.98 | $0.40 |
| Alara Reborn #130 (M) | 2009 | $2.06 | $5.50 foil |
| The List #ARB-130 (M) | 2020 | $2.35 | — |
| Double Masters #206 (M) | 2020 | $2.77 | $0.90 |
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 4 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
11 PrecedentsThis effect takes into account spells that were cast earlier in the turn before Maelstrom Nexus entered the battlefield, including any spells still on the stack. If you've already cast any spells that turn (including Maelstrom Nexus itself), this ability won't give any of your spells cascade that turn.
If the first spell you cast in a turn already has cascade, both cascade abilities will trigger separately. Deal with them one at a time: First one cascade ability will resolve, and you'll cast the applicable card if you want. That new spell will resolve. Then the other cascade ability will resolve in the same way. Finally, the original spell will resolve.
Cascade triggers when you cast the spell, meaning that it resolves before that spell. If you end up casting the exiled card, it will go on the stack above the spell with cascade.
A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
When the cascade ability resolves, you must exile cards. The only optional part of the ability is whether or not you cast the last card exiled.
You exile the cards face up. All players will be able to see them.
The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If cascade allows you to cast a split card, you may cast either half but not both halves.
Due to a 2021 rules change to cascade, not only do you stop exiling cards if you exile a nonland card with lesser mana value than the spell with cascade, but the resulting spell you cast must also have lesser mana value. Previously, in cases where a card's mana value differed from the resulting spell, such as with some modal double-faced cards or cards with an Adventure, you could cast a spell with a higher mana value than the exiled card.
If you cast a card "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, you must pay those to cast the card.
If the card has 
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
If a spell with cascade is countered, the cascade ability will still resolve normally.