Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Fanatical Offering
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan · #105 · common · 2023
Instant
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.19
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 105 / 416
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Raluca Marinescu
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2023-11-17
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
Also does
Strategy & play
How Fanatical Offering 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 Fanatical Offering
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Pauper tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 7% of decks
- 3.7 copies on average · 10 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Eviscerator's Insight
in 80% of decks · 8 seen
Ichor Wellspring
in 90% of decks · 9 seen
Duress
in 80% of decks · 8 seen
Swamp
in 100% of decks · 10 seen
Cast Down
in 90% of decks · 9 seen
Refurbished Familiar
in 60% of decks · 6 seen
Weather the Storm
in 70% of decks · 7 seen
Vault of Whispers
in 60% of decks · 6 seen
More by Raluca Marinescu
This card was illustrated by Raluca Marinescu.
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{B}
Type: Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature. Draw two cards and create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
"The gateway could be opened only by the spilling of innocent blood. Vito did not hesitate."
Keywords: Explore
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) | $1.19 |
| USD (foil) | $1.76 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €2.69 |
| EUR (foil) | €3.85 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Fanatical Offering is real?
Fanatical Offering 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 Fanatical Offering worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Fanatical Offering is $1.19; 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 Fanatical Offering from?
Fanatical Offering is from the Magic: The Gathering set "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan" in the expansion series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Fanatical Offering?
Fanatical Offering is a common card in the The Lost Caverns of Ixalan set.
