The Celestus
MIDInnistrad: Midnight Hunt/#252/2021Rare
MV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$1.79
Cardmarket€0.82
ManaPool$0.28
TCGplayer$0.86
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.45
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $1.79High $1.79Low $0.99▲ 38.8%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.86TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 8.5%30d▼ 2.3%90d▲ 2.4%
90d high
$0.97
90d low
$0.75
Paper printings priced
5
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.69
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Down 2.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 11% below its 90 day high of $0.97.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (5 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing are trading 20% below nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Artifact
If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as The Celestus enters.
: Add one mana of any color.
, : If it's night, it becomes day. Otherwise, it becomes night. Activate only as a sorcery.
Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, you gain 1 life. You may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (6)
wotc24 Sept 2021
If it is night, and the active player of the previous turn cast two or more spells during their turn, it becomes day.
wotc24 Sept 2021
Before a player untaps their permanents during the untap step, the game checks to see if the day/night designation should change.
wotc24 Sept 2021
If it is day, and the active player of the previous turn cast no spells during their turn, it becomes night.
wotc24 Sept 2021
Day and night are designations that the game itself can have. The game starts as neither. Once the game becomes day (or less commonly, night), the game will be exactly one of them—day or night—going back and forth for the rest of the game.
wotc24 Sept 2021
If you choose to draw a card with The Celestus but some effect replaces that card draw with something else, you will still have to discard a card.
wotc24 Sept 2021
If a triggered ability triggers whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, it only triggers if it was already either day/night and becomes the other. It does not trigger when the game becomes day or night for the first time.
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About this card
The Celestus
The Celestus is a Legendary Artifact, with mana cost {3} (mana value 3). Printed 5 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.86 (down 2.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
The Celestus FAQ
How much is The Celestus worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for The Celestus is $0.86. It is down 2.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.75 to $0.97.
What is the cheapest printing of The Celestus?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt at $0.69 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of The Celestus?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos at $1.48 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of The Celestus are there?
The Celestus has been printed 5 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was The Celestus first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from MID #252, released 2021-09-24.
What is the newest printing of The Celestus?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DBL #252, released 2022-01-28.
Is there a foil version of The Celestus?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.69 versus $0.86 for nonfoil, which is 20% less expensive on TCGplayer.
Is The Celestus legal in Commander?
Yes, The Celestus is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.