Devious Cover-Up
GRNGuilds of Ravnica/#35/2018Common
Colour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.09
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.14
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.02
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.14TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 0.0%90d▲ 16.7%
90d high
$0.14
90d low
$0.12
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.14
Guilds of Ravnica
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.14.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (3 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 157% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. You may shuffle up to four target cards from your graveyard into your library.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (3)
wotc5 Oct 2018
A spell that can't be countered is a legal target for Devious Cover-Up. The spell won't be countered when Devious Cover-Up resolves, but you'll still shuffle cards into your library.
wotc5 Oct 2018
Devious Cover-Up can't target itself at all. You can't try to counter it with itself and shuffle cards in, and you can't use its effect to shuffle itself into your library.
wotc5 Oct 2018
You may target zero cards in your graveyard and still shuffle your library.
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About this card
Devious Cover-Up
Devious Cover-Up is an Instant, with mana cost {2}{U}{U} (mana value 4). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.14 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Devious Cover-Up FAQ
How much is Devious Cover-Up worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Devious Cover-Up is $0.14. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.12 to $0.14.
What is the cheapest printing of Devious Cover-Up?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Guilds of Ravnica at $0.14 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Devious Cover-Up?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt at $0.21 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Devious Cover-Up are there?
Devious Cover-Up has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Devious Cover-Up first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from GRN #35, released 2018-10-05.
What is the newest printing of Devious Cover-Up?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DBL #48, released 2022-01-28.
Is there a foil version of Devious Cover-Up?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.36 versus $0.14 for nonfoil, which is 157% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Devious Cover-Up legal in Commander?
Yes, Devious Cover-Up is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.