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The loss of life can't be prevented by any means. It is not damage.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #68
Psychic Purge
leg·#68·common·nonfoil
Illus. Susan Van Camp
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jun 1994
32 yr ago
Value
$2.75+$0 (+4.8%)
30 days high $1.75 · low $1.66
Volatility · moderate
USD$1.75EUR€2.49
NM$1.75
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #27,627 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Psychic Purge deals 1 damage to any target.
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, that player loses 5 life.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
Discarding as a cost to cast a spell will not trigger the ability. Only discarding as an effect will trigger the ability.
Context
Last observed at $1.75, up from $1.67 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.66 and $2.60 across 32 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 19 hours ago at $1.75.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LEG — 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 *Legends* (released June 1994).
Card #68 in Legends.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #27,627 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Susan Van Camp. Rarix tracks 121 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. Susan Van Camp
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