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◇ Catalog #528

Bitter Downfall

ltr·#528·uncommon·showcase

Illus. John Di Giovanni

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Nov '23

2 yr ago

Value

$0.22+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.23 · low $0.21

NM$0.22

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.20–$0.23modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.31low $0.03range 933.3%n 79

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #10,600 · Fringe play

Variants

Showcase$0.22

Gameplay

Instant

This spell costs {3} less to cast if it targets a creature that was dealt damage this turn. Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life.

"I tried to take the Ring from Frodo. I am sorry. I have paid." —Boromir

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.22. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.31 across 79 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LTR — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #528 of *The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2023 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{B} (4 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #10,600 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by John Di Giovanni. Rarix catalogs 83 other cards credited to this artist.