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◇ Catalog #194

Inevitable Defeat

tdm·#194·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Cristi Balanescu

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '25

1 yr ago

Value

$0.42+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.43 · low $0.40

NM$0.42

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.39–$0.44modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.43low $0.02range 2050.0%n 49

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,805 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.77

Nonfoil$0.42

Gameplay

Instant

This spell can't be countered. Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.

"We came seeking a challenge. It seems we must continue searching." —Zurgo, khan of the Mardu

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2025-04-04wotc

If the target permanent is an illegal target as Inevitable Defeat tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No player will gain or lose life.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.42. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.43 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from TDM — 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 #194 of *Tarkir: Dragonstorm*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black/red/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{R}{W}{B} (4 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #6,805 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Cristi Balanescu. Rarix catalogs 485 other cards credited to this artist.