COMMANDER 2016 · C16 #229
Whispering Madness C16 #229
Sorcery
Multiple signals agreeVendor interest may be risingVendor interest may be risingMarketplaces do not agree
Exact Print Market
Current read
Representative price$4.13NeoPriceConfidenceHighPricing ConfidenceFinish coverageNonfoil onlyRepresentativeWhat changedRoughly flat7-day price movementInventory32Print-level inventorySellersNot trackedPrint-level sellersUpdatedJul 22, 2026Recent
Check firstMarketplaces do not agree, so this price is harder to trust until listings and recent sales line up.
Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way. Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
Marketplace Comparison
Compare source coverage
| Source | Price | Coverage | Updated | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NeoPriceNeoCardAlpha market reference | $4.13 | Representative print price | Jul 22, 2026 | Shown here |
| TCGplayer Market PricePricing source | $3.78 | Market price or search result | Not tracked | Open TCGplayer |
| CardTraderInventory source | $4.49 | Nonfoil print | Not tracked | Open CardTrader |
| Card KingdomValidation only | $4.49 | Retail validation only | Not tracked | Open Card Kingdom |
Marketplace prices may represent different finish or condition coverage. Check the source listing before comparing.
Source prices are 1.89x apart.
Market Read
What changed
What changed
- Representative price was roughly flat over seven days.
- Marketplaces do not agree 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
- source timestamp
- whether the representative price matches the copy being compared
Supply
Supply and condition coverage
Total print inventory32Normal
ListingsNot trackedActive print-level listings
SellersNot trackedUnknown
NM inventory13Near Mint
LP/SP inventory12Lightly/Slightly Played
MP/HP inventory7Moderately/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.
Other Printings
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Detailed metricsOpen
| Listings | Not tracked | Tracked active listings |
|---|---|---|
| Vendors | Not tracked | Distinct tracked sellers |
| Liquidity Score | No score | Not tracked | No spread |
| Liquidity Tier | Not tracked | No spread |
| Spread | No spread | Unknown |
| Market Sensitivity | Low Sensitivity (1/100) | How easily this market could move if pressure increases |
| Inventory Trend | No trend | 24h No trend | 7d No trend |
| NeoScore | 57 | C Tier |
| Organic Demand | 50 | Neutral 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.