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◇ Catalog #sg102sb

City of Solitude

wc97·#sg102sb·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Romas Kukalis

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Aug 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$8.86+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $8.13 · low $7.41

NM$7.86

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$7.26–$8.30modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $7.86low $3.28range 139.6%n 54

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,795 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$7.86

Gameplay

Enchantment

Players can cast spells and activate abilities only during their own turns.

"My horizon was the arcing petals, my new home resplendent with spires of weeds and pillows of fragrant pollen." —Naimah, Femeref philosopher

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2009-10-01wotc

This stops players from activating mana abilities.

2004-10-04wotc

City of Solitude can affect abilities of cards that are not on the battlefield because it prevents players from activating those abilities.

2004-10-04wotc

City of Solitude does not stop triggered abilities from being put on the stack. They are never “activated”.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $7.86. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.28 and $7.86 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from WC97 — 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 #sg102sb of *World Championship Decks 1997*, the set that shipped alongside the August 1997 World Championship Decks 1997 release.

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

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.

EDHrec ranks this card #12,795 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Romas Kukalis. Rarix catalogs 16 other cards credited to this artist.