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The permanent is chosen and sacrificed during resolution.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #47
Dystopia
all·#47·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Ruth Thompson
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jun 1996
30 yr ago
Value
$45.70+$6 (+14.8%)
30 days high $45 · low $39
Volatility · moderate
USD$44.70EUR€46.12
NM$44.7
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #24,095 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment
Cumulative upkeep—Pay 1 life. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a green or white permanent of their choice.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 1
Context
Last observed at $44.70, up from $38.93 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $38.22 and $44.70 across 35 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $44.70.
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.
This card belongs to *Alliances* (released June 1996).
Card #47 in Alliances.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Enchantment. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {1}{B}{B} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Cumulative upkeep.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.
EDHrec ranks this card #24,095 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Ruth Thompson. Rarix tracks 32 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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