Chancellor of the Spires
NPHNew Phyrexia/#31/2011Rare
Colour IDMV 7
Current paper retail
Cardmarket€0.47
ManaPool$0.67
TCGplayer$0.68
Card Kingdom$1.99
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.60
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $1.99High $2.29Low $0.59▲ 188.4%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.68TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 1.5%30d▼ 5.6%90d▲ 58.1%
90d high
$0.72
90d low
$0.43
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.68
New Phyrexia
- Down 5.6% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 6% below its 90 day high of $0.72.
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 843% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Phyrexian Sphinx
You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, at the beginning of the first upkeep, each opponent mills seven cards.
Flying
When this creature enters, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from an opponent's graveyard without paying its mana cost.
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Keywords
FlyingMill
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
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Rulings (6)
wotc19 Mar 2021
A player's "opening hand" is the hand of cards the player has after all players have taken mulligans. If players have any cards in hand that allow actions to be taken with them from a player's opening hand, the starting player takes all such actions first in any order, followed by each other player in turn order. Then the first turn begins.
wotc1 Jun 2011
The instant or sorcery card you target with the "enters" triggered ability is cast as part of the resolution of that ability. Timing restrictions based on the card's type are ignored. Other restrictions, such as "Cast [this card] only during combat," are not.
wotc1 Jun 2011
If you reveal more than one Chancellor of the Spires from your opening hand, each opponent will put the top seven cards of their library into their graveyard that many times (for a total of fourteen, twenty-one, or twenty-eight cards).
wotc1 Jun 2011
You may pay additional costs, such as kicker costs, of the instant or sorcery card.
wotc1 Jun 2011
If you are unable to cast the card, perhaps because there are no legal targets available, the card remains in its owner's graveyard.
wotc1 Jun 2011
If the card has any mandatory additional costs, then you must pay them in order to cast the spell.
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About this card
Chancellor of the Spires
Chancellor of the Spires is a Creature — Phyrexian Sphinx, with mana cost {4}{U}{U}{U} (mana value 7).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.68 (down 5.6% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Chancellor of the Spires FAQ
How much is Chancellor of the Spires worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Chancellor of the Spires is $0.68. It is down 5.6% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.43 to $0.72.
What is the cheapest printing of Chancellor of the Spires?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from New Phyrexia at $0.68 on TCGplayer.
What set was Chancellor of the Spires first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from NPH #31, released 2011-05-13.
Is there a foil version of Chancellor of the Spires?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $6.41 versus $0.68 for nonfoil, which is 843% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Chancellor of the Spires legal in Commander?
Yes, Chancellor of the Spires is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Chancellor of the Spires legal in Modern?
Yes, Chancellor of the Spires is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Chancellor of the Spires legal in Standard?
Chancellor of the Spires is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Chancellor of the Spires do?
Chancellor of the Spires is a Creature — Phyrexian Sphinx with mana cost {4}{U}{U}{U}. Its Oracle text reads: "You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, at the beginning of the first upkeep, each opponent mills seven cards. Flying When this creature enters, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from an opponent's graveyard without paying its mana cost.".