Protect the Negotiators
PLSTThe List/#DMU-62/2024UncommonReprint
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.09
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.32
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.01
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.39Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.32TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 3.2%90d▲ 18.5%
90d high
$0.32
90d low
$0.27
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.25
Dominaria United
- Up 3.2% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.32.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (2 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
If this spell was kicked, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays for each creature you control.
Keywords
Kicker
Card capabilities
CounterspellInstant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (8)
wotc8 Nov 2024
The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
wotc8 Nov 2024
If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
wotc8 Nov 2024
If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
wotc8 Nov 2024
To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
wotc8 Nov 2024
If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
wotc8 Nov 2024
If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
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About this card
Protect the Negotiators
Protect the Negotiators is an Instant, with mana cost {1}{U} (mana value 2). Printed 2 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: $0.32 (up 3.2% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Protect the Negotiators FAQ
How much is Protect the Negotiators worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Protect the Negotiators is $0.32. It is up 3.2% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.27 to $0.32.
What is the cheapest printing of Protect the Negotiators?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Dominaria United at $0.25 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Protect the Negotiators?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from The List at $0.32 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Protect the Negotiators are there?
Protect the Negotiators has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Protect the Negotiators first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DMU #62, released 2022-09-09.
What is the newest printing of Protect the Negotiators?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PLST #DMU-62, released 2024-08-02.
Is Protect the Negotiators legal in Commander?
Yes, Protect the Negotiators is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Protect the Negotiators legal in Modern?
Yes, Protect the Negotiators is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.