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◇ Catalog #174

Life Insurance

ncc·#174·rare·extended_art

Illus. Brian Valeza

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '22

4 yr ago

Value

$1.44+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.49 · low $1.36

NM$1.44

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.33–$1.52modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.44low $1.02range 41.2%n 45

Where to buy / sell

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,483 · Niche pick

Variants

Extended Art$1.44

Gameplay

Enchantment

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 4

2024-01-12wotc

You may pay {W/B} a maximum of one time for each extort triggered ability. You decide whether to pay when the ability resolves.

2024-01-12wotc

The extort ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability resolves even if that spell is countered.

2024-01-12wotc

The extort ability doesn't target any player.

2024-01-12wotc

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.44. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.02 and $1.44 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from NCC — the lineup includes Extended Art 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 #174 of *New Capenna Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2022 New Capenna Commander release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity black/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{W}{B} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Extort and Treasure.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,483 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Brian Valeza. Rarix catalogs 367 other cards credited to this artist.