The Maelstrom

Planechase Planes · #23 · common · EN

$1.99

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market $8.29

Type: Plane — Alara

When you planeswalk to The Maelstrom and at the beginning of your upkeep, you may reveal the top card of your library. If a permanent card is revealed this way, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you revealed a card but didn't put it onto the battlefield, put it on the bottom of your library.
Whenever chaos ensues, return target permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Artist: James Paick

Released: 2009-09-04

Finishes: Nonfoil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $8.29
  • Cardmarket: €1.87
  • MTGO tix: 0.72
$10.64$1.81
233 days of daily prices for The Maelstrom: $1.84 to $8.29
2026-01-252026-11-12
233 days tracked · $1.84 → $8.29 (+350%) · low $1.81 · high $10.64
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Planechase Planes #23) in 5 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
Card KingdomSP · yesterdaySPregular$1.99yesterday
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€1.87today
Card KingdomNM · yesterdayNMregular$2.49yesterday
Bazaar of MagicNM · todayNMregular€3.00today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$6.79today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$7.79today

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: not legal
  • legacy: not legal
  • vintage: not legal
  • commander: not legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 4 lists
  • Played in 1 deck
  • 4 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

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All printings of The Maelstrom

USD · low $5.42 · high $8.29

Set#RarityUSD
Planechase Anthology Planes#49 · common49common$5.42
Planechase Planes#23 · common23common$8.29