Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Jade Idol
Champions of Kamigawa · #256 · uncommon · 2004
Artifact
Listings
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Market reference
$0.18
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 256 / 307
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Ben Thompson
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2004-10-01
About this card
Mana cost: {4}
Type: Artifact
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, this artifact becomes a 4/4 Spirit artifact creature until end of turn.
"Before the Kami War, the shishi were symbolic guardians, protecting the shrines where they stood. But after the kami turned on the material world, shishi began pouncing from their perches to attack would-be supplicants."
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 (non-foil) | $0.18 |
| USD (foil) | $0.50 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.09 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.40 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Jade Idol is real?
Jade Idol 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 Jade Idol worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Jade Idol is $0.18; 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 Jade Idol from?
Jade Idol is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Champions of Kamigawa" in the expansion series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Jade Idol?
Jade Idol is a uncommon card in the Champions of Kamigawa set.
