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◇ Catalog #145

Parasitic Bond

usg·#145·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Scott Kirschner

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$0.29+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.30 · low $0.27

NM$0.29

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.27–$0.31modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.30low $0.06range 400.0%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #28,685 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.29

Gameplay

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, this Aura deals 2 damage to that player.

"All bonds are parasitic. Only rulership is pure." —Gix, Yawgmoth praetor

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.29. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.06 and $0.30 across 54 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 #145 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Enchantment — Aura, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{B} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Enchant.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #28,685 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Scott Kirschner. Rarix catalogs 117 other cards credited to this artist.