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It works even if it was not on the battlefield when the land was tapped for mana.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #58
Desolation
vis·#58·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. George Pratt
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wishlisted
Feb 1997
29 yr ago
Value
$1.40+$0 (+13.8%)
30 days high $1.40 · low $1.23
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.89USD$1.40TIX0.23 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #14,740 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment
At the beginning of each end step, each player who tapped a land for mana this turn sacrifices a land of their choice. This enchantment deals 2 damage to each player who sacrificed a Plains this way.
"Kill a creature, destroy the present. Kill the land, destroy the future."
—Kaervek
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
Each Desolation only causes up to one land per turn to be sacrificed. If you have more than one, each will do this.
Context
Last observed at $1.40, up from $1.23 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.20 and $1.40 across 38 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 19 hours ago at $1.40.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from VIS — 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.
This card belongs to *Visions* (released February 1997).
Card #58 in Visions.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Enchantment. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {1}{B}{B} (3 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #14,740 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by George Pratt. Rarix tracks 26 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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