MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #53

Worthy Cause

tmp·#53·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. John Matson

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.39+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.40 · low $0.37

NM$0.39

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.36–$0.41modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.82low $0.21range 290.5%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #21,558 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.39

Gameplay

Instant

Buyback {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2013-04-15wotc

Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.

2013-04-15wotc

You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.39. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.21 and $0.82 across 57 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 #53 of *Tempest*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1997 Tempest release.

Card type: Instant, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {W} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Buyback.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #21,558 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by John Matson. Rarix catalogs 294 other cards credited to this artist.