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◇ Catalog #299

Cursed Totem

mir·#299·rare·nonfoil

Illus. D. Alexander Gregory

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$10.86+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $10 · low $9.30

NM$9.86

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$9.11–$10modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $14low $6.54range 106.9%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,504 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$9.86

Gameplay

Artifact

Activated abilities of creatures can't be activated.

Pass me from soul to soul / soldier to herder, herder to beast, beast to soil / until I am everywhere. / Then pass me those souls. —Totem inscription (translated)

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2021-06-18wotc

Cursed Totem doesn't stop players from activating abilities of creature cards that aren't on the battlefield, such as cycling or unearth.

2021-06-18wotc

Other abilities of creatures, including static abilities and triggered abilities, are unaffected.

2021-06-18wotc

Cursed Totem stops players from activating mana abilities of creatures.

2021-06-18wotc

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $9.86. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $6.54 and $13.53 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MIR — 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 #299 of *Mirage*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1996 Mirage release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,504 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by D. Alexander Gregory. Rarix catalogs 317 other cards credited to this artist.