MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #167

Hecatomb

5ed·#167·rare·nonfoil

Illus. George Pratt

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wishlisted

Mar 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.47+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.49 · low $0.44

NM$0.47

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.43–$0.50modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.82low $0.47range 74.5%n 53

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #23,217 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.47

Gameplay

Enchantment

When this enchantment enters, sacrifice this enchantment unless you sacrifice four creatures. Tap an untapped Swamp you control: This enchantment deals 1 damage to any target.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2004-10-04wotc

If you have less than 4 creatures, you do not partially sacrifice. You pay 4 creatures or none.

2004-10-04wotc

The sacrifice is done as a triggered ability just after it enters. It is not done on casting.

2004-10-04wotc

You choose whether to sacrifice creatures or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice Hecatomb. You can choose to not sacrifice creatures if you no longer control this card on resolution.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.47. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.47 and $0.82 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 5ED — the lineup includes 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 #167 of *Fifth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1997 Fifth Edition release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B}{B} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #23,217 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by George Pratt. Rarix catalogs 26 other cards credited to this artist.