wotc
Because Ghastly Demise isn't put into your graveyard until it's finished resolving, it won't be counted when determining whether the creature is destroyed.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #139
Ghastly Demise
ody·#139·common·nonfoil
Illus. Gary Ruddell
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for trade
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wishlisted
Oct '01
25 yr ago
Value
$0.25$0 (-10.7%)
30 days high $0.28 · low $0.25
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.31USD$0.25TIX0.04 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #16,066 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Destroy target nonblack creature if its toughness is less than or equal to the number of cards in your graveyard.
"Anyone can snap her fingers and yank a soul. I prefer to kill creatively."
—Braids, dementia summoner
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
Ghastly Demise can target any nonblack creature. Compare the creature's toughness to the number of cards in your graveyard as Ghastly Demise resolves to see if that creature is destroyed.
Context
Last observed at $0.25, down from $0.28 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.28 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $0.25.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ODY — the lineup includes Foil and 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 *Odyssey* (released October 2001).
Card #139 in Odyssey.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Instant. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #16,066 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Gary Ruddell. Rarix tracks 120 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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