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◇ Catalog #244

Words of War

ons·#244·rare·foil

Illus. Justin Sweet

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wishlisted

Oct '02

24 yr ago

Value

$10.19+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $11 · low $9.61

NM$10.2

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$9.42–$11modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $10low $0.03range 33866.7%n 55

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #23,101 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$10

Nonfoil$0.60

Gameplay

Enchantment

{1}: The next time you would draw a card this turn, this enchantment deals 2 damage to any target instead.

"Passions can't be shackled by laws or mastered with logic. The choice is freedom or death." —*Volume IV, The Book of Fire*

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

If multiple Words have been used prior to drawing a card, then you can choose which one to apply (and use up) each time you draw a card.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $10.19. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $10.19 across 55 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ONS — 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.

Card #244 of *Onslaught*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2002 Onslaught release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{R} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #23,101 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Justin Sweet. Rarix catalogs 236 other cards credited to this artist.