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◇ Catalog #224

Life Insurance

dsc·#224·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Brian Valeza

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Sep '24

1 yr ago

Value

$0.33+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.34 · low $0.31

NM$0.33

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.30–$0.35modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.78low $0.03range 19166.7%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,483 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.33

Gameplay

Enchantment

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token.

All the money in the world won't buy back a pulse.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 4

2024-01-12wotc

You may pay {W/B} a maximum of one time for each extort triggered ability. You decide whether to pay when the ability resolves.

2024-01-12wotc

The extort ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability resolves even if that spell is countered.

2024-01-12wotc

The extort ability doesn't target any player.

2024-01-12wotc

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.33. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $5.78 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from DSC — 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 #224 of *Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2024 Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity black/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{W}{B} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Extort and Treasure.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,483 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Brian Valeza. Rarix catalogs 367 other cards credited to this artist.