Commencement of Festivities
Commencement of Festivities: Instant, Kaladesh. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to players this turn. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Kaladesh (KLD)
- Released
- 2016-09-30
- Collector number
- 148
- Artist
- Zack Stella
- Commander rank
- 14,652 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Commencement of Festivities
Commencement of Festivities is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common green instant from Kaladesh (KLD), an expansion set released in September 2016. It is collector number 148 in that set, with art by Zack Stella. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Kaladesh (2016) to Kaladesh Remastered (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.18 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to players this turn.
Never before have there been so many brilliant minds and wondrous inventions in one place. Denizens from every corner of Kaladesh will flock to the once-in-a-lifetime Inventors' Fair.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.18 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Commencement of Festivities by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Commencement of Festivities
Commencement of Festivities has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #KLD-148 | Common | 2021 |
| Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #157 | Common | 2020 |
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