Mindbender Spores, Mirage #229

MIRAGE · MIR #229

Mindbender Spores MIR #229

Creature — Fungus Wall

Rare | En | Nonfoil only

Representative printing | Regular nonfoil | Main set | Low Pricing Confidence

Reserved ListStronger seller depthDemand may be risingPrice is harder to trustThis price is harder to trustMarketplaces do not agree

Exact Print Market

Current read

LowLOWThe price is harder to trust and needs extra checking.Learn more
Representative price$2.00NeoPriceConfidenceLowPricing ConfidenceFinish coverageNonfoil onlyRepresentativeWhat changed+49.3%7-day price movementInventory186Print-level inventorySellers60Print-level sellersUpdatedJul 28, 2026Current

Check firstMarketplaces do not agree, so this price is harder to trust until listings and recent sales line up.

Card-Level Rollup

Market Summary

Updated Jul 28, 2026
  • Tracked paper printings currently show NeoPrice at $2.00.
  • A tracked printing's NeoPrice increased 49.3% over the last seven days.
  • CardTrader inventory for the tracked printing declined 2.6% over seven days.
  • At least one tracked printing has material TCGplayer/CardTrader disagreement.
  • Pricing Confidence is Low, so the displayed price needs extra listing and source checks.Learn more

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Flying Whenever this creature blocks a creature, put four fungus counters on that creature. The creature gains "This creature doesn't untap during your untap step if it has a fungus counter on it" and "At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fungus counter from this creature."

Marketplace Comparison

Compare source coverage

Marketplaces do not agree
SourcePriceCoverageUpdatedAction
NeoPriceNeoCardAlpha market reference$2.00Representative print priceJul 28, 2026Shown here
TCGplayer Market PricePricing source$1.33Market price or search resultJul 27, 2026Open TCGplayer
CardTraderInventory source$2.68Nonfoil printJul 28, 2026Open CardTrader
Card KingdomValidation only$0.79Retail validation onlyNot trackedOpen Card Kingdom

Marketplace prices may represent different finish or condition coverage. Check the source listing before comparing.

Source prices are 4.47x apart.

Market Read

What changed

Marketplaces do not agree

What changed

  • Representative price increased 49.3% over seven days.
  • Print-level inventory declined 2.6% over seven days.
  • Marketplaces do not agree for this print.
  • 60 tracked sellers for this print.

Why this matters

Price comparison is the main check here: source prices are far enough apart that exact version, condition, and live listings matter before trusting the displayed market read.

What to verify

  • exact printing and collector number
  • current marketplace listing
  • condition bucket
  • whether marketplaces agree today
  • whether the representative price matches the copy being compared

Supply

Supply and condition coverage

Updated Jul 28, 2026
Total print inventory186Deep
Listings95Active print-level listings
Sellers60Deep
NM inventory34Near Mint
LP/SP inventory72Lightly/Slightly Played
MP/HP inventory83Moderately/Heavily Played

NM, LP/SP, and MP/HP tracked. Seller and listing counts are tracked for the print overall, not separately by finish or condition.

Detailed metricsOpen
Listings95Tracked active listings
Vendors60Distinct tracked sellers
Liquidity Score85.0Deep | 510% spread
Liquidity TierDeep510% spread
Spread510% spreadStable
Market SensitivityModerate Sensitivity (34/100)How easily this market could move if pressure increases
Inventory Trend-1.6%24h -1.6% | 7d -2.6%
NeoScore42D Tier
Organic Demand23Thin organic demand
Sources, methodology, and disclosureOpen

NeoPrice and Pricing Confidence use the existing NeoCardAlpha methodology. CardTrader is the inventory source, TCGplayer is the primary pricing source, and Card Kingdom is validation-only.

NeoCardAlpha may earn a commission from certain marketplace links.

Card Kingdom retail validation is visible when a matching product is available, but it remains a validation source.