Cruel Bargain

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $6.21. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.90 and $9.78 across 259 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 #86 of *Portal*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1997 Portal release.

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

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #22,023 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.