MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #61

Beacon of Destruction

5dn·#61·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Greg Hildebrandt

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun '04

22 yr ago

Value

$0.39+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.40 · low $0.37

NM$0.39

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.36–$0.41modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.39low $0.02range 1850.0%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #17,970 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$1.99

Nonfoil$0.39

Gameplay

Instant

Beacon of Destruction deals 5 damage to any target. Shuffle Beacon of Destruction into its owner's library.

The Great Furnace's blessing is a spectacular sight, but the best view comes at a high cost.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2007-07-15wotc

If a Beacon is countered or doesn’t resolve, it’s put into its owner’s graveyard, not shuffled into the library.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.39. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.39 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from 5DN — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #61 of *Fifth Dawn*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2004 Fifth Dawn release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{R}{R} (5 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #17,970 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Greg Hildebrandt. Rarix catalogs 380 other cards credited to this artist.