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◇ Catalog #33

Smallpox

soa·#33·rare·showcase

Illus. Lorenzo Gaggiotti

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$2.97+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.04 · low $1.86

NM$1.97

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.82–$2.08modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.77low $0.04range 6825.0%n 105

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,549 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$1.97

Gameplay

Sorcery

Each player loses 1 life, discards a card, sacrifices a creature of their choice, then sacrifices a land of their choice.

"One plane's poison is another's miracle cure. One plane's deadly plague is another's common cold. An interplanar medical body could save an unfathomable number of lives." —Lisette, Witherbloom dean

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2021-03-19wotc

Any abilities that trigger while Smallpox is resolving will wait to be put onto the stack until Smallpox is done resolving.

2021-03-19wotc

As Smallpox resolves, first each player loses 1 life at the same time. Next, each player chooses a card in hand without revealing it, then all of the cards are discarded at the same time. Then starting with the player whose turn it is and proceeding in turn order, each player chooses a creature, knowing the choices made before them. All of the creatures are sacrificed at the same time, then finally repeat this process for lands.

2021-03-19wotc

Any abilities of the lands sacrificed may modify or trigger on the creatures being sacrificed and on the cards being discarded. Abilities of the creatures won't modify or trigger on the lands being sacrificed, but may modify or trigger on the cards being discarded.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.97. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $2.77 across 105 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 #33 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive release.

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

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

EDHrec ranks this card #5,549 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Lorenzo Gaggiotti. Rarix catalogs 4 other cards credited to this artist.