Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections: Enchantment, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Collector number
- 181
- Artist
- Lixin Yin
- Keywords
- Hire a Mercenary, Treasure, Sell Contraband, Buy Information
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About Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black enchantment from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 181 in that set, with art by Lixin Yin. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from The List (2020) to Marvel Super Heroes Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $17.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more -
• Sell Contraband - Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information - Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary - Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $17.23 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Black Market Connections by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #155 | Rare | 2026 |
| Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #346 | Rare | 2026 |
| The List (PLST) #LCC-181 | Rare | 2025 |
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #161 | Rare | 2024 |
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #198 | Rare | 2024 |
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #87 | Rare | 2024 |
| Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (HBG) #145 | Rare | 2022 |
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #620 | Rare | 2022 |
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #669 | Rare | 2022 |
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.