Magic: The Gathering · masters
Back to Basics
Ultimate Masters · #46 · rare · 2018
Enchantment
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Market reference
$6.61
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 46 / 254
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Terese Nielsen
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2018-12-07
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Enchantment
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Enchantment
Competitive performance
From real Legacy tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 5% of decks
- 1.33 copies on average · 3 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Terese Nielsen
This card was illustrated by Terese Nielsen.
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{U}
Type: Enchantment
Nonbasic lands don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.
""A ruler wears a crown while the rest of us wear hats, but which would you rather have when it's raining?" —Barrin, *Principia*"
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) | $6.61 |
| USD (foil) | $9.63 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €5.73 |
| EUR (foil) | €10.35 |
| MTGO tix | 14.77 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Back to Basics is real?
Back to Basics 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 Back to Basics worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Back to Basics is $6.61; 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 Back to Basics from?
Back to Basics is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Ultimate Masters" in the masters series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Back to Basics?
Back to Basics is a rare card in the Ultimate Masters set.
Other Back to Basics printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
