Manabarbs Price
18 printings · 16 sets · first printed 1993
Manabarbs has been printed 18 times across 16 sets, first in 1993 and most recently in 2022. Right now the cheapest printing is Classic Sixth Edition #194 at $4.39, while the most expensive is Limited Edition Beta #164 at $279.99 — about 64× more. The median across 13 priced printings is $6.57. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 18x historically, most recently in 2022 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.
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Every Manabarbs Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Sixth Edition #194 (R) Cheapest | 1999 | $4.39 | $3.20 |
| Fifth Edition #250 (R) | 1997 | $4.78 | $2.50 |
| Fifth Edition #250†(R) | 1997 | $4.78 | — |
| Magic 2012 #150 (R) | 2011 | $5.11 | $2.75 |
| Tenth Edition #218 (R) | 2007 | $5.38 | — |
| Magic 2010 #149 (R) | 2009 | $5.41 | $1.10 |
| Fourth Edition #212 (R) | 1995 | $6.57 | $2.00 |
| Revised Edition #165 (R) | 1994 | $7.70 | $2.30 |
| Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border #212 (R) | 1995 | $14.99 | — |
| Collectors' Edition #164 (R) | 1993 | $16.65 | — |
| Unlimited Edition #164 (R) | 1993 | $25.07 | — |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #159 (R) | 2022 | $29.33 | — |
| Limited Edition Beta #164 (R) | 1993 | $279.99 | $150.00 |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #456 (R) | 2022 | — | — |
| Summer Magic / Edgar #165 (R) | 1994 | — | — |
| Foreign Black Border #165 (R) | 1994 | — | — |
| Intl. Collectors' Edition #164 (R) | 1993 | — | $6.40 |
| Limited Edition Alpha #163 (R) | 1993 | — | $300.00 |
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 18 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
5 PrecedentsThis card has a triggered ability that causes a separate effect for 1 point of damage each time a land is tapped for mana.
If any lands are tapped for mana while a player is casting a spell or activating an ability, Manabarbs’s ability will trigger that many times and wait. When the player finishes casting that spell or activating that ability, it’s put on the stack, then Manabarbs’s triggered abilities are put on the stack on top of it. The Manabarbs abilities will resolve first.
The ability will trigger each time a land is tapped for mana. Each ability is separate.
On the other hand, a player can tap lands for mana, let the Manabarbs triggered abilities be put on the stack, and then respond to those abilities by casting an instant or activating an ability using that mana. In that case, the spell or ability will resolve first.
This ability is not a mana ability. It goes on the stack and can be responded to.