wotc
The ability only triggers if you have no cards in your hand as your upkeep step begins.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #50
Brink of Madness
ulg·#50·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Donato Giancola
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Feb 1999
27 yr ago
Value
$0.48+$0 (+4.3%)
30 days high $6.35 · low $0.46
Volatility · high
TIX0.02 tixEUR€0.34USD$0.48
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #25,362 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have no cards in hand, sacrifice this enchantment and target opponent discards their hand.
"The fools thought me dead. But I built an empire inside my tomb."
—Kerrick, sleeper agent
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
You must sacrifice Brink of Madness if possible, but the opponent discards their hand even if you can’t sacrifice it for some reason (for example, if it were returned to its owner’s hand before the ability resolved).
Context
Last observed at $0.48, up from $0.46 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $10.99 across 700 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $0.48.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ULG — 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 *Urza's Legacy* (released February 1999).
Card #50 in Urza's Legacy.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Enchantment. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {2}{B}{B} (4 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #25,362 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Donato Giancola. Rarix tracks 770 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. Donato Giancola
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