MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #70

Death Spark

all·#70·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Tedin

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$0.28+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.29 · low $0.26

NM$0.28

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.26–$0.30modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.39low $0.12range 225.0%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #24,273 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.28

Gameplay

Instant

Death Spark deals 1 damage to any target. At the beginning of your upkeep, if this card is in your graveyard with a creature card directly above it, you may pay {1}. If you do, return this card to your hand.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2008-10-01wotc

A card is "directly above" another card in your graveyard if it was put into that graveyard later and there are no cards in between the two.

2008-10-01wotc

Players may not rearrange the cards in their graveyards.

2008-10-01wotc

If an effect or rule puts two or more cards into the same graveyard at the same time, the owner of those cards may arrange them in any order.

2008-10-01

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.28. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.12 and $0.39 across 46 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 #70 of *Alliances*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1996 Alliances release.

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

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #24,273 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Tedin. Rarix catalogs 1,051 other cards credited to this artist.