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◇ Catalog #87

Cruel Tutor

por·#87·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Kev Walker

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$43.13+$2 (+4.2%)

30 days high $45 · low $41

NM$43.1

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$40–$46modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $43low $29range 47.3%n 51

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,336 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$43

Gameplay

Sorcery

Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.

The more you pay for the lesson, the better you'll remember it.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $43.13. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $29.47 and $43.40 across 51 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 #87 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: {2}{B} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #6,336 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kev Walker. Rarix catalogs 1,917 other cards credited to this artist.