MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #308

Purging Scythe

usg·#308·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Matthew D. Wilson

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$0.46+$0 (+0.0%)

30 days high $0.46 · low $0.44

Volatility · moderate

USD$0.46EUR€0.46TIX0.02 tix

NM$0.46

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.43–$0.47

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.46low $0.02range 2200.0%n 58

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #29,313 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.46

Gameplay

Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep, this artifact deals 2 damage to the creature with the least toughness. If two or more creatures are tied for least toughness, you choose one of them.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

Does not target the creature it damages.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 6 days ago at $0.46, holding the same level over the trailing thirty days. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.46 across 58 observations — a moderately swinging band. 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 #308 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {5} (5 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #29,313 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Matthew D. Wilson. Rarix catalogs 238 other cards credited to this artist.