wotc
If your commander isn’t in the command zone (or if you’re not playing the Commander variant), Netherborn Altar only makes you lose life.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #45
Netherborn Altar
c20·#45·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Titus Lunter
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Apr '20
6 yr ago
Value
$1.62$0 (-1.6%)
30 days high $0.64 · low $0.58
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.28USD$0.62TIX1.79 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #9,324 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact
{T}, Put a soul counter on this artifact: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone. Then you lose 3 life for each soul counter on this artifact.
It is spoken of only in whispers, visited only by the desperate.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 5
wotc
Putting a soul counter onto Netherborn Altar is part of the cost to activate its ability, and counting the number of soul counters is done as the ability resolves. Players may take actions between those times to change the number of soul counters, perhaps by removing them all so that you lose no life.
wotc
If you have two commanders in the command zone, Netherborn Altar’s ability puts one of your choice into your hand, not both.
Context
Last observed at $0.62, down from $0.63 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.32 and $1.74 across 38 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $0.62.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from C20 — 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 *Commander 2020* (released April 2020).
Card #45 in Commander 2020.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Artifact. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #9,324 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Titus Lunter. Rarix tracks 626 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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