After two decades of waiting, Magic: The Gathering players are finally getting another chance to pick up Soul Spike. The powerful black instant, first printed in 2006’s Coldsnap, has become a surprisingly valuable card thanks to its competitive applications and a remarkable lack of reprints. Now, Wizards of the Coast is bringing the roughly $18 card back as part of a brand-new Secret Lair drop inspired by Reality Fracture.
Announced on October 13, 怪異学校 — Strange School features five mono-black cards sporting suitably macabre, manga-inspired artwork from Japanese artists and illustrators. Soul Spike is arguably the most interesting inclusion, although the drop also contains several other valuable reprints. The collection will retail for $29.99 in non-foil and $39.99 in traditional foil.
Soul Spike Is Finally Getting Another Magic Printing After 20 Years
Originally released in July 2006, Soul Spike is a seven-mana black instant that deals four damage to any target while gaining its controller four life. That doesn’t sound particularly impressive for seven mana, but fortunately, there’s a rather important catch: Players can exile two black cards from their hand instead of paying Soul Spike’s mana cost.
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