Magic: The Gathering · draft_innovation
Black Market Connections
Assassin's Creed · #198 · rare · 2024
Enchantment
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Card facts
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- Collector number
- 198 / 309
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Filipe Pagliuso
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- triangle
- Finishes
- etched
- Promo types
- universesbeyond · boosterfun
- Printed
- 2024-07-05
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Enchantment
Also does
Strategy & play
How Black Market Connections plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Black Market Connections
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Filipe Pagliuso
This card was illustrated by Filipe Pagliuso.
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{B}
Type: Enchantment
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more — • Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life. • Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life. • Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
Keywords: Hire a Mercenary, Treasure, Sell Contraband, Buy Information
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (etched) | $31.41 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Black Market Connections is real?
Black Market Connections is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Black Market Connections worth?
As of the latest data, there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Black Market Connections from?
Black Market Connections is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Assassin's Creed" in the draft_innovation series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Black Market Connections?
Black Market Connections is a rare card in the Assassin's Creed set.
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