MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #38

Suffocation

all·#38·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Allen Williams

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$0.15+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.16 · low $0.14

NM$0.15

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.14–$0.16modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.16low $0.12range 33.3%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #30,483 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.15

Gameplay

Instant

Cast this spell only if you were dealt damage this turn by a red instant or sorcery spell. Suffocation deals 4 damage to the controller of the last red instant or sorcery spell that dealt damage to you this turn. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

It means “red instant or red sorcery” not “red instant or any sorcery”.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.15. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.12 and $0.16 across 45 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 #38 of *Alliances*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1996 Alliances release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #30,483 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Allen Williams. Rarix catalogs 238 other cards credited to this artist.