However, while the base version is "cheap" (it still goes for about $100), if you open the regular foil version, the value skyrockets nearly $200 more
You read that right, for just and tapping it, you get up to two copies of any instant or sorcery with a single target
With this logic in mind, this is how you are going to start picking your cards
Mono U could likely support a rare mill deck (Ruin Crab, Maddening Cacophony, Field Research, Glacial Grasp, blockers like Skyclave Squid to fill the curve, etc), though most Mono-Blue inclined decks will likely just end up UB
Sales highlights: A standard example of the 1996 Japanese card graded CGC Gem Mint 10 (pictured above) realized $2,520 at a Heritage Auctions sale in November 2023