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◇ Catalog #76

Cruel Truths

tdm·#76·common·nonfoil

Illus. Fajareka Setiawan

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '25

1 yr ago

Value

$0.17+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.18 · low $0.16

NM$0.17

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.16–$0.18modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.17low $0.02range 750.0%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,210 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.25

Nonfoil$0.17

Gameplay

Instant

Surveil 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To surveil 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)

"Who are you to defy me? In my time, the sibsig knew their place." —Sidisi, to Nishang

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.17. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.17 across 52 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 #76 of *Tarkir: Dragonstorm*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {3}{B} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Surveil.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #12,210 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Fajareka Setiawan. Rarix catalogs 175 other cards credited to this artist.