First printed in Mercadian Masques (1999)
Enchantment
Players can't cast spells with the same name as a nontoken permanent.
Players can't play nonbasic lands with the same name as a nontoken permanent.
Don't step on the livelihood of other vendors, or they may step on you.
—Mercadian saying
- Illustrated by
- Edward P. Beard, Jr.
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- This card only looks at permanents, not spells on the stack. So it is possible to cast two instances of a spell onto the stack.
- Cornered Market does not prevent effects which put a card onto the battlefield. It only stops people from casting.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.2 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).