Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Obstinate Familiar
Odyssey · #210 · rare · 2001
Creature — Lizard
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From
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Market reference
$0.66
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 210 / 353
- Release year
- 2001
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Terese Nielsen
- Colors
- R
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2001-10-01
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Creature
- Power / Toughness
- 1 / 1
Also does
Strategy & play
How Obstinate Familiar 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 Obstinate Familiar
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Terese Nielsen
This card was illustrated by Terese Nielsen.
About this card
Mana cost: {R}
Type: Creature — Lizard
If you would draw a card, you may skip that draw instead.
""Lizards make excellent familiars. They never know when they've lost." —Matoc, lavamancer"
P/T: 1/1
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) | $0.66 |
| USD (foil) | $19.05 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.47 |
| EUR (foil) | €8.45 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Obstinate Familiar is real?
Obstinate Familiar 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 Obstinate Familiar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Obstinate Familiar is $0.66; 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 Obstinate Familiar from?
Obstinate Familiar is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Odyssey" in the expansion series, released in 2001.
What rarity is Obstinate Familiar?
Obstinate Familiar is a rare card in the Odyssey set.
