Card text
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
Cheapest
US$25.95
at Zulus Games · postage at checkout
Cheapest · the United States
US$25.95
In stock at · US
9 stores
11 stores in other markets
Mana cost
{2}{B}
Cheapest first by item price; postage is added at each store's checkout. How we compare prices →
Price comparison (9) · the United States
oldest listing 12h ago- 1US$25.95→
Zulus GamesCheapest
MPIn stockpostage at checkout20% under the cheapest NM hereupdated 12h ago
- 2US$27.50→
TCGplayer
lowest listingIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 10h agoPaid link
- 3US$27.80→
ProSoul Games
LPIn stockpostage at checkout14% under the cheapest NM hereupdated 10h ago
- 4US$32.50→
Stomping Grounds TCG
LPIn stockpostage at checkoutsame price as the cheapest NM hereupdated 12h ago
- 5US$32.50→
Card x Cards
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 12h ago
- 6US$33.40→
Glacier Games
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 11h ago
- 7US$33.99→
Alchemist's Refuge
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 11h ago
- 8US$34.80→
Guardian Games
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 10h ago
- 9US$37.40→
Accidentally Cool Games
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 11h ago
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Card text
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
Price history (USD · lowest price)
TCGplayer market shown in USD at an indicative rate
Now US$30.86Low US$30.81High US$31.16▼ 1.0%
About Black Market Connections
This page covers the inverted printing of Black Market Connections (198), an Black Enchantment from Universes Beyond: Assassin's Creed (ACR). It is printed at Rare rarity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 4 more formats.
198 exists in 3 printings on TCGplayer, and each is priced as its own product. At US$30.86 on TCGplayer this Inverted print is 2.5x the standard print at US$12.42. For reference the other printings read Extended Art US$16.04 and Standard US$12.42 on TCGplayer.
The cheapest listing we track in the United States is US$25.95, 16% below TCGplayer's US$30.86 market price. 9 stores have it in stock, and the next-cheapest listing is US$27.50, only 6% more, so postage will decide the order.
The United States is the cheapest of the 4 markets that have it, and Singapore is dearest at about 49% more once converted. In each market's own currency the cheapest listings read US$25.95 in the United States, C$40.00 in Canada, A$48.90 in Australia and S$52.10 in Singapore. Conversions use indicative exchange rates, and postage, duty and import tax are not included, so a cheaper market elsewhere is a fact about listings and not a reason to import.
The market price moved -0.4% over the last 7 days; there is not yet a 30-day window to set that against. It is trading at its 90-day high of US$31.16.
Universes Beyond: Assassin's Creed is a main expansion, released July 2024. Black Market Connections has 4 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more — • Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life. • Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life. • Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Black Market Connections (Foil Etched) 198 cost?
- The cheapest live price for Black Market Connections (198) is currently US$25.95 across 8 stores in the United States, and TCGplayer's market price is US$30.86; every other market we cover is compared on this page too. Prices are read once a day.
- How much is Black Market Connections in other currencies?
- US$25.95 in the United States, C$40.00 in Canada, A$48.90 in Australia and S$52.10 in Singapore. Each is a real listing in the currency its seller bills in.
- What set is Black Market Connections from?
- Black Market Connections is card 198 from Universes Beyond: Assassin's Creed (ACR) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a rare Black enchantment.
- Where can I buy Black Market Connections?
- Compare every store selling Black Market Connections across the US, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Canada and the EU on this page, then buy from whichever seller offers the lowest total including postage. MTG Compare links straight through to each store.
- Are there other printings of Black Market Connections?
- Yes. MTG Compare tracks 2 other printings of 198 (borderless, showcase, extended-art, reprint or promo versions), each a distinct TCGplayer product trading at its own price. They are listed further down this page.
- Is the Inverted printing of Black Market Connections worth it?
- On TCGplayer the Inverted printing of Black Market Connections is US$30.86, against US$12.42 for the standard print, a US$18.44 premium. Whether that is worth it depends on whether you want a copy to play with or one to collect; both are tracked separately here.
Black Market Connections price by market
Black Market Connections is cheapest in the United States at US$25.95 and dearest in Singapore at S$52.10 (≈ US$38.59), a 49% spread across the 4 markets stocking it. Each seller bills in its own currency; converted figures are indicative only.
| Market | Cheapest | ≈ USD | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesCheapestYour market | US$25.95postage at checkout | 9 | |
| Canada | C$40.00postage at checkout ≈ US$29.20 | 8 | |
| Australia | A$48.90postage at checkout ≈ US$32.60 | 2 | |
| Singapore | S$52.10postage at checkout ≈ US$38.59 | 1 |
Prices are live listings in each market, in the currency that seller charges. The “≈ USD” column is an indicative conversion for comparison only: not a quote, and not what you'll be billed. Stores generally ship within their own market, and international postage, duty and import tax aren't included, so a cheaper market elsewhere isn't necessarily cheaper to get delivered to you.
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Card details
- Card number
- 198
- Set
- Universes Beyond: Assassin's Creed (ACR)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 5 July 2024
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Foil Etched
- Type line
- Enchantment
- Colour
- Black
- Colour identity
- Black
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Finish
- Foil Etched
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Other printings of Black Market Connections in Universes Beyond: Assassin's Creed
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Cheaper Black enchantments in Universes Beyond: Assassin's Creed
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Black Market Connections in other sets
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