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◇ Catalog #161

Ancient Runes

tmp·#161·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Susan Van Camp

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$1.19+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.23 · low $1.12

NM$1.19

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.10–$1.26modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.22low $0.16range 662.5%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #14,092 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$1.19

Gameplay

Enchantment

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this enchantment deals damage to that player equal to the number of artifacts they control.

Ertai volunteered to open the portal. He figured he owed it one.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.19. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.16 and $1.22 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TMP — the lineup includes 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 #161 of *Tempest*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1997 Tempest release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{R} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #14,092 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Susan Van Camp. Rarix catalogs 121 other cards credited to this artist.