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◇ Catalog #19

Oppressive Rays

jou·#19·common·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Zug

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wishlisted

May '14

12 yr ago

Value

$0.11+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.11 · low $0.10

NM$0.11

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.10–$0.12modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.12low $0.03range 300.0%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #15,770 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.39

Nonfoil$0.11

Gameplay

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature Enchanted creature can't attack or block unless its controller pays {3}. Activated abilities of enchanted creature cost {3} more to activate.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 2

2014-07-18wotc

Activated abilities are written in the form “Cost: Effect.” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder texts. Static and triggered abilities are unaffected by Oppressive Rays.

2014-07-18wotc

The enchanted creature's controller can choose to not attack or block with it even if it must attack or block if able. Players can't be forced to pay a cost to attack or block.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.11. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.12 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from JOU — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #19 of *Journey into Nyx*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2014 Journey into Nyx release.

Card type: Enchantment — Aura, color identity white, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {W} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Enchant.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #15,770 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Zug. Rarix catalogs 838 other cards credited to this artist.