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The opponent chooses which option they want (this is a mode choice). If they choose the “destroy” option, you choose the zero, one, or two targets after that.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #48
Fatal Lore
all·#48·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Lawrence Snelly
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jun 1996
30 yr ago
Value
$1.61+$0 (+3.4%)
30 days high $0.61 · low $0.59
Volatility · moderate
USD$0.61EUR€1.29
NM$0.61
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #23,766 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
An opponent chooses one —
• You draw three cards.
• You destroy up to two target creatures that player controls. They can't be regenerated. That player draws up to three cards.
"All knowledge has its price."
—Gerda Äagesdotter, Archmage of the Unseen
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHlegal
Rulings · 1
Context
Last observed at $0.61, up from $0.59 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.59 and $0.79 across 38 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $0.61.
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 #48 in Alliances.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {2}{B}{B} (4 converted).
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 #23,766 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Lawrence Snelly. Rarix tracks 17 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Lawrence Snelly
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