Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Heat Ray
Urza's Saga · #199 · common · 1998
Instant
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Market reference
$0.14
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 199 / 357
- Release year
- 1998
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Brian Snõddy
- Colors
- R
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1998-10-12
About this card
Mana cost: {X}{R}
Type: Instant
Heat Ray deals X damage to target creature.
"It's not known whether the Thran built the device to forge their wonders or to defend them."
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) | $0.14 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.11 |
| MTGO tix | 0.12 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Heat Ray is real?
Heat Ray 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 Heat Ray worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Heat Ray is $0.14; 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 Heat Ray from?
Heat Ray is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Urza's Saga" in the expansion series, released in 1998.
What rarity is Heat Ray?
Heat Ray is a common card in the Urza's Saga set.
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Other Heat Ray printings
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