MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #28

Dismember

soa·#28·rare·showcase

Illus. Matthew G. Lewis

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$3.60+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.69 · low $2.45

NM$2.60

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.40–$2.74modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.75low $1.28range 193.0%n 89

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #957 · Common include

Variants

Showcase$2.60

Gameplay

Instant

({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.) Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.

"Strip away pain, struggle, impurity, fear, flesh. Surrender the pieces and be blessed as one." —*Phyrexian Scriptures*

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2024-06-07wotc

A Phyrexian mana symbol contributes 1 toward the mana value of a card, even if life is paid for it. Specifically, Dismember's mana value is always 3.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $2.60. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.28 and $3.75 across 89 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOA — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #28 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B/P}{B/P} (3 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #957 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Matthew G. Lewis. Rarix catalogs 17 other cards credited to this artist.