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◇ Catalog #42

Exhaustion

ptk·#42·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Qu Xin

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May 1999

27 yr ago

Value

$18.08+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $19 · low $17

NM$18.1

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$17–$19modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $18low $6.71range 169.4%n 48

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #17,036 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$18

Gameplay

Sorcery

Creatures and lands target opponent controls don't untap during their next untap step.

Starving and worn, Cao Cao escaped from the battle of Red Cliffs with only 27 of his original 800,000 men.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2009-10-01wotc

No creatures or lands controlled by the player will untap during their next untap step. This includes those which entered the battlefield after Exhaustion resolved.

2004-10-04wotc

The creatures and lands are only prevented from untapping during the targeted player’s next untap step. They can still can untap during other player’s untap steps.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $18.08. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $6.71 and $18.08 across 48 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PTK — 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 #42 of *Portal Three Kingdoms*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1999 Portal Three Kingdoms release.

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

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #17,036 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Qu Xin. Rarix catalogs 7 other cards credited to this artist.