Obstinate Baloth Price
4 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2010
Obstinate Baloth has been printed 4 times across 4 sets, first in 2010 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is The Brothers' War #187 at $0.19, while the most expensive is Magic 2011 #188 at $0.33. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.28. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 4x, including dedicated reprint sets like Foundations Jumpstart, Iconic Masters.
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Every Obstinate Baloth Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brothers' War #187 (U) Cheapest | 2022 | $0.19 | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart #692 (U) | 2024 | $0.25 | — |
| Iconic Masters #179 (R) | 2017 | $0.30 | $0.10 foil |
| Magic 2011 #188 (R) | 2010 | $0.33 | $0.45 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.
If a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, put it onto the battlefield instead of putting it into your graveyard.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 4 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
4 PrecedentsIf you discard Obstinate Baloth and put it onto the battlefield, you've still discarded it. Abilities that trigger when you discard a card (such as that of Raiders' Wake) will still trigger.
If a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard Obstinate Baloth, and both Obstinate Baloth's ability and another ability (such as that of an opponent's Leyline of the Void) instruct you to put Obstinate Baloth somewhere else instead of putting it into your graveyard, you choose which one to apply.
If a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard Obstinate Baloth, and both Obstinate Baloth's ability and another ability (such as that of an opponent's Leyline of the Void) instruct you to put Obstinate Baloth somewhere else instead of putting it into your graveyard, you choose which one to apply.
If you discard Obstinate Baloth and put it onto the battlefield, you've still discarded it. Abilities that trigger when you discard a card will still trigger.