MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #74

Font of Agonies

rna·#74·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Jason A. Engle

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jan '19

7 yr ago

Value

$1.64+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.66 · low $0.60

NM$0.64

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.59–$0.68modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.65low $0.02range 3150.0%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,505 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$2.93

Nonfoil$0.64

Gameplay

Enchantment

Whenever you pay life, put that many blood counters on this enchantment. {1}{B}, Remove four blood counters from this enchantment: Destroy target creature.

"No worthwhile reward is easily gained." —Nicol Bolas

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2019-01-25wotc

The first ability of Font of Agonies is a triggered ability, not an activated ability. It doesn’t allow you to pay life whenever you want; rather, you need some other way of paying life, such as with Blood Crypt’s ability.

2019-01-25wotc

An effect that causes you to pay life uses the word “pay.” If an effect allows you to choose to lose life or to be dealt damage without using the word “pay,” you’re not paying life.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.64. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.65 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from RNA — 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 #74 of *Ravnica Allegiance*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2019 Ravnica Allegiance release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,505 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jason A. Engle. Rarix catalogs 708 other cards credited to this artist.