MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #68

Psychic Purge

leg·#68·common·nonfoil

Illus. Susan Van Camp

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun 1994

32 yr ago

Value

$2.77+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.83 · low $1.67

NM$1.77

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.64–$1.87modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.60low $1.66range 56.6%n 46

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #27,630 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$1.77

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

2004-10-04wotc

The loss of life can't be prevented by any means. It is not damage.

2004-10-04wotc

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 on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.77. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.66 and $2.60 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

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.

Card #68 of *Legends*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1994 Legends release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #27,630 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Susan Van Camp. Rarix catalogs 121 other cards credited to this artist.