MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #50

Cruel Fate

por·#50·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Adrian Smith

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$1.85+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.88 · low $0.80

NM$0.85

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.79–$0.90modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.19low $0.78range 52.6%n 53

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #29,439 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.85

Gameplay

Sorcery

Look at the top five cards of target opponent's library. Put one of those cards into that player's graveyard and the rest on top of their library in any order.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.85. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.78 and $1.19 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from POR — 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 #50 of *Portal*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1997 Portal release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{U} (5 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #29,439 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Adrian Smith. Rarix catalogs 71 other cards credited to this artist.