Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom is a Battle — Siege card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.

Its ability reads: "When this Siege enters, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile two nonland cards with mana value 4 or less. You may cast one of those two cards without paying its mana cost. Put one of them into your hand. Then put the other cards exiled this way on the bottom of your library in a random order."

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom has a mana cost of {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}, which equals 5.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).

It requires B, G, R, U, W mana to cast.

Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom's mana cost of {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.

Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.

Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom has a mana value of 5.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."

Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom's current oracle text is: "When this Siege enters, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile two nonland cards with mana value 4 or less. You may cast one of those two cards without paying its mana cost. Put one of them into your hand. Then put the other cards exiled this way on the bottom of your library in a random order."

The current market price for Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom is approximately $0.17 USD on TCGPlayer.

A foil copy costs approximately $0.36 USD.

On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.2 EUR.

You can purchase Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom from major MTG retailers including:

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Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.

Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom normal: $0.17 | foil: $0.36

Format legality information for Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom in Standard is not available.

Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom is Legal in Modern format.

Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.

Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom is Legal in Pioneer format.

Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom is Legal in Legacy format.

Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom is Legal in Vintage format.

Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).

Format legality information for Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom in Pauper is not available.

Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.

Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:

• Legal: Card is allowed in the format
• Banned: Card is prohibited from play
• Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
• Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool

Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.

This printing of Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom is from MOM (MOM), with collector number 230.

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom is a rare card in MOM.

Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom was illustrated by Mathias Kollros.

Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.