wotc
A player with less than 2 life can’t pay 2 life and must return a permanent.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #153
Blood Clock
sok·#153·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Keith Garletts
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jun '05
21 yr ago
Value
$3.17+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $3.17 · low $3.05
Volatility · moderate
EUR€1.01USD$3.17TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,261 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player returns a permanent they control to its owner's hand unless they pay 2 life.
In an age of war, time is measured not by sand but by blood.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
The choice of which permanent to return or whether to pay life is made as the triggered ability resolves.
wotc
A player who controls no permanents doesn’t need to pay 2 life (although that player can choose to do so).
Context
Last observed at $3.17, stable around $3.17 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $3.17 across 39 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $3.17.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SOK — 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.
This card belongs to *Saviors of Kamigawa* (released June 2005).
Card #153 in Saviors of Kamigawa.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Artifact. Mana cost: {4} (4 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,261 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Keith Garletts. Rarix tracks 54 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Keith Garletts
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