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◇ Catalog #1958

Roiling Vortex

sld·#1958·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Kirokaze & Chuck Lukacs

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Feb '25

1 yr ago

Value

$3.17+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.28 · low $2.99

NM$3.17

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.93–$3.35modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.18low $2.92range 8.9%n 53

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,454 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$4.58

Nonfoil$3.17

Gameplay

Enchantment

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this enchantment deals 1 damage to them. Whenever a player casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast that spell, this enchantment deals 5 damage to that player. {R}: Your opponents can't gain life this turn.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2020-09-25wotc

An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

2020-09-25wotc

Activating Roiling Vortex’s last ability won’t undo any life gained before it resolved.

2020-09-25wotc

In a Two-Headed Giant game, Roiling Vortex’s first ability triggers twice during each team’s upkeep. Each instance deals 1 damage to one of the players on that team.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.17. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.92 and $3.18 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SLD — 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 #1958 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #2,454 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kirokaze & Chuck Lukacs. Rarix catalogs 5 other cards credited to this artist.