Shiv's Embrace Price
6 printings · 6 sets · first printed 1998
Shiv's Embrace has been printed 6 times across 6 sets, first in 1998 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is Magic 2011 #156 at $0.09, while the most expensive is Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons #74 at $0.25 — about 3× more. The median across 5 priced printings is $0.20. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 6x, including dedicated reprint sets like The List, Jumpstart: Historic Horizons.
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Every Shiv's Embrace Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic 2011 #156 (U) Cheapest | 2010 | $0.09 | — |
| The List #USG-216 (U) | 2024 | $0.14 | — |
| Urza's Saga #216 (U) | 1998 | $0.20 | — |
| Magic 2014 #153 (U) | 2013 | $0.24 | — |
| Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons #74 (U) | 2011 | $0.25 | — |
| Jumpstart: Historic Horizons #511 (U) | 2021 | — | — |
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.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying.
: Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 6 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsOnly Shiv’s Embrace’s controller (who is not necessarily the enchanted creature’s controller) can activate its activated ability.
When Shiv’s Embrace’s activated ability resolves, the creature Shiv’s Embrace is enchanting at that time will get +1/+0 (regardless of what creature Shiv’s Embrace was enchanting when the ability was activated). If Shiv’s Embrace has left the battlefield by then, the creature it was enchanting at the time it left the battlefield will get +1/+0.