MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #123

Contamination

usg·#123·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Stephen Daniele

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$17.65+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $17 · low $16

NM$16.6

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$15–$18modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $17low $15range 12.8%n 50

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #7,772 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$17

Gameplay

Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you sacrifice a creature. If a land is tapped for mana, it produces {B} instead of any other type and amount.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2004-10-04wotc

The second ability of this card is a replacement effect, not a triggered ability.

2004-10-04wotc

You choose whether to sacrifice a creature or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice Contamination. You can choose to not sacrifice even if you no longer control Contamination on resolution.

2004-10-04wotc

External effects that generate more mana still generate their additional mana as directed without being affected by this card. Effects which generate more mana based on what type of mana the land produces will be affected in color but not in amount.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $16.65. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $15.27 and $17.22 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — 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 #123 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{B} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #7,772 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Stephen Daniele. Rarix catalogs 104 other cards credited to this artist.