Inspiring Refrain
C21Commander 2021/#354/2021Rare
Colour IDMV 6
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$1.29
Cardmarket€0.64
TCGplayer$0.66
ManaPool$0.53
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.52
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $1.29High $1.79Low $0.69▼ 13.4%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.66TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 0.0%90d▼ 2.9%
90d high
$0.68
90d low
$0.65
Paper printings priced
6
Currently 4th
Cheapest paper printing
$0.37
Doctor Who
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 3% below its 90 day high of $0.68.
- This printing is the 4th cheapest paper printing currently priced (6 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
Draw two cards. Exile Inspiring Refrain with three time counters on it.
Suspend 3— (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Keywords
Suspend
Card capabilities
Card drawSorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
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Rulings (13)
wotc2 Feb 2024
Suspend is a keyword that represents three abilities. The first is a static ability that allows you to exile the card from your hand with the specified number of time counters (the number before the dash) on it by paying its suspend cost (listed after the dash). The second is a triggered ability that removes a time counter from the suspended card at the beginning of each of your upkeeps. The third is a triggered ability that gives you the option to cast the card when the last time counter is removed.
wotc2 Feb 2024
The mana value of a spell cast without paying its mana cost is determined by its mana cost, even though that cost wasn't paid.
wotc2 Feb 2024
If an effect refers to a "suspended card," that means a card that (1) has suspend, (2) is in exile, and (3) has one or more time counters on it.
wotc2 Feb 2024
Exiling a card with suspend isn't casting that card. This action doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
wotc2 Feb 2024
If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
wotc2 Feb 2024
Due to a recent rules change to suspend, you are no longer required to cast the suspended card as the second triggered ability of suspend resolves. Instead, as the second triggered ability resolves, you may cast the card. Timing permissions based on the card's type are ignored. If you don't cast the card, it remains exiled with no time counters on it, and it's no longer suspended.
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About this card
Inspiring Refrain
Inspiring Refrain is a Sorcery, with mana cost {4}{U}{U} (mana value 6). Printed 6 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.66 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Inspiring Refrain FAQ
How much is Inspiring Refrain worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Inspiring Refrain is $0.66. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.65 to $0.68.
What is the cheapest printing of Inspiring Refrain?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Doctor Who at $0.37 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Inspiring Refrain?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Doctor Who at $0.97 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Inspiring Refrain are there?
Inspiring Refrain has been printed 6 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Inspiring Refrain first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from C21 #354, released 2021-04-23.
What is the newest printing of Inspiring Refrain?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from WHO #807, released 2023-10-13.
Is Inspiring Refrain legal in Commander?
Yes, Inspiring Refrain is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Inspiring Refrain legal in Modern?
Inspiring Refrain is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.