Mana Short Price
17 printings · 15 sets · first printed 1993
Mana Short has been printed 17 times across 15 sets, first in 1993 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is Mystery Booster 2 #166 at $0.41, while the most expensive is Limited Edition Beta #66 at $189.99 — about 463× more. The median across 13 priced printings is $12.00. Reprint risk: ELEVATED — Reprinted 17x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (Mystery Booster 2).
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Every Mana Short Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Booster 2 #166 (R) Cheapest | 2024 | $0.41 | $0.25 |
| World Championship Decks 2002 #cr86sb (R) | 2002 | $2.44 | — |
| Fourth Edition #85 (R) | 1995 | $2.52 | $1.15 |
| Classic Sixth Edition #80 (R) | 1999 | $2.78 | $1.00 |
| Seventh Edition #86 (R) | 2001 | $2.81 | $0.85 |
| Revised Edition #67 (R) | 1994 | $3.19 | $0.95 |
| Intl. Collectors' Edition #66 (R) | 1993 | $12.00 | $10.00 |
| Collectors' Edition #66 (R) | 1993 | $19.58 | — |
| Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border #85 (R) | 1995 | $45.07 | — |
| Foreign Black Border #67 (R) | 1994 | $49.99 | — |
| Unlimited Edition #66 (R) | 1993 | $51.08 | — |
| Seventh Edition #86★ (R) Foil | 2001 | $119.99 | — |
| Limited Edition Beta #66 (R) | 1993 | $189.99 | $240.00 |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #65 (R) | 2022 | — | $14.00 |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #362 (R) | 2022 | — | — |
| Summer Magic / Edgar #67 (R) | 1994 | — | — |
| Limited Edition Alpha #65 (R) | 1993 | — | $420.00 |
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 17 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsIf you play Mana Short in response to a spell, it will have no effect on that spell since the mana has already been paid.
Since this is an instant, your opponent may use instants in response to the casting of this spell. Note that such spells and abilities will be resolved before mana is removed by Mana Short. This makes it useless as a countermeasure for spells. To use it effectively, you need to use it during Upkeep and even then it will not prevent the use of instant spells and abilities.
It even taps lands that do not produce mana.