MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #10a

Martyrdom

all·#10a·common·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Poole

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$0.43+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.45 · low $0.41

NM$0.43

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.40–$0.45modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.47low $0.21range 123.8%n 51

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #13,482 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.43

Gameplay

Instant

Until end of turn, target creature you control gains "{0}: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature, planeswalker, or player this turn is dealt to this creature instead." Only you may activate this ability.

"Martyrs are cheaper than mercenaries, and a far better investment." —General Varchild

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2004-10-04wotc

Can be used to redirect damage from that creature to itself. This has no particularly useful effect.

2004-10-04wotc

If the target creature is not still on the battlefield when the damage is to be redirected, the damage stays where it is.

2004-10-04wotc

If the target stops being a creature, you can’t redirect damage to it until/unless it becomes a creature again.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.43. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.21 and $0.47 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from ALL — 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 #10a of *Alliances*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1996 Alliances release.

Card type: Instant, color identity white, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{W}{W} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #13,482 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Poole. Rarix catalogs 906 other cards credited to this artist.