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Art by Chippy
Chippy

Beast of Burden

Ninth Edition #288★
Rare Traditional foil EN

Released · Illustrated by Chippy

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Not in a preconstructed deck (collector booster or promo printing).

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Though it was built as an instrument of labor, it wasn't long before it became an instrument of war.

What is this worth

Traditional foil

$3 High confidence
  • Retail Mana Pool $3.21 as of 2026-10-15
  • Retail TCGplayer $3.09 as of 2026-10-16

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Price history

Foil

7 d 0.0% 30 d 0.0%

Daily retail prices from 11 Sep 2026 to 16 Oct 2026, one point per day we recorded one.

Non-foil

7 d 0.0% 30 d +3.4%

Daily retail prices from 11 Sep 2026 to 15 Oct 2026, one point per day we recorded one.

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Oracle text

Beast of Burden's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield.

Legalities

Legal Not legal

Standard
Pioneer
Modern
Legacy
Vintage
Pauper
Premodern
Old School
Future
Commander
Duel Commander
Oathbreaker
Pauper Commander
PreDH
Brawl
Standard Brawl
Historic
Timeless
Alchemy
Gladiator
Penny Dreadful
tlr
competitivebrawl

Identifiers and data

Scryfall id
f5a5371e-6881-41be-8ed2-718dcf0446fe
Oracle id
67389ccc-dacc-4ce3-a9a2-f551a0d6e9d3
Illustration id
dd2aeb45-cd35-404e-ba9b-5c9c2e57693e
Card back id
0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
TCGplayer id
12580
MTGJSON uuid
c84b3433-2ba5-5fc3-b663-e47f5a99fb88
Set code
9ED
Collector number
288★
Layout
normal
Frame
2003
Border
black
Booster
Yes
Games
paper, mtgo
Story spotlight
No
Reserved list
No
EDHREC rank
17968
Penny rank
15553

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Other printings

Magic Online Promos #32198 Salvat 2005 #J25 Ninth Edition #288 Eighth Edition #292★ Eighth Edition #292 Seventh Edition #287★ Seventh Edition #287 Urza's Legacy #122 Urza's Legacy Promos #122 Urza's Legacy Promos #122†