Magic: The Gathering · core
Force Spike
Fifth Edition · #88 · common · 1997
Instant
Listings
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Market reference
$1.12
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 88 / 460
- Release year
- 1997
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- John Matson
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- white
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1997-03-24
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Counterspell
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
Also does
Competitive performance
From real Pauper tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 2% of decks
- 2.33 copies on average · 3 decks
More by John Matson
This card was illustrated by John Matson.
About this card
Mana cost: {U}
Type: Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.
""Unknown spears / Suddenly hurtle before my dream-awakened eyes . . . ." —William Butler Yeats, "The Valley of the Black Pig""
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) | $1.12 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €2.12 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Force Spike is real?
Force Spike 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 Force Spike worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Force Spike is $1.12; 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 Force Spike from?
Force Spike is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Fifth Edition" in the core series, released in 1997.
What rarity is Force Spike?
Force Spike is a common card in the Fifth Edition set.
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Friday Night Magic 2007 · #12
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Magic Online Promos · #31395
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Seventh Edition · #76★
