Magic: The Gathering · masters
Paradoxical Outcome
Mystery Booster 2 · #33 · rare · 2024
Instant
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Market reference
$0.26
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 33 / 385
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Nils Hamm
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- white
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 2024-08-02
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Instant
Also does
Strategy & play
How Paradoxical Outcome 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 Paradoxical Outcome
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Nils Hamm
This card was illustrated by Nils Hamm.
About this card
Mana cost: {3}{U}
Type: Instant
Return any number of target nonland, nontoken permanents you control to their owners' hands. Draw a card for each card returned to your hand this way.
"The results of Rashmi's experimentation forced her to consider the possibility that multitudinous realities existed beyond her own."
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) | $0.26 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.47 |
| MTGO tix | 0.10 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Paradoxical Outcome is real?
Paradoxical Outcome 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 Paradoxical Outcome worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Paradoxical Outcome is $0.26; 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 Paradoxical Outcome from?
Paradoxical Outcome is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Mystery Booster 2" in the masters series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Paradoxical Outcome?
Paradoxical Outcome is a rare card in the Mystery Booster 2 set.
Other Paradoxical Outcome printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
