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Moonsnare Prototype, art by Fariba Khamseh
Art by Fariba Khamseh · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$0.26
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Moonsnare Prototype

{U} · Artifact

{T}, Tap an untapped artifact or creature you control: Add {C}. Channel — {4}{U}, Discard this card: The owner of target nonland permanent puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.

Rulings (3)

Feb 18, 2022 · Discarding the card is part of the cost to activate a channel ability.

Feb 18, 2022 · The owner of that permanent chooses whether it goes on top or bottom. Other players get to know what they chose. In some unusual cases, including melded or mutated creatures, a permanent may consist of multiple cards. In those cases, the permanent's owner puts all cards on top or all cards on bottom. They choose the cards' relative order, and other players don't get to know that order.

Feb 18, 2022 · If a channel ability requires a target, you may not activate it without a target just to discard the card.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardNot legal
PauperLegal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · cEDH

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=14 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Kinnan, Bonder ProdigycEDH7.1%14
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Moonsnare Prototype — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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